A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was removed on Thursday from a Dallas Park.

A crane removed the statue of the Confederate leader from an Oak Lawn park in the city one week after the City Council voted to take down the monument.

Seems a little hot for dogs, but people are curious. pic.twitter.com/BYXbozgNzu — Tristan Hallman (@TristanHallman) September 14, 2017

The removal of Lee's statue in Dallas is the latest in a slew of removals nationwide of monuments honoring the Confederacy.

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The Dallas Morning News reported that protesters dubbed the "This Is Texas Freedom Force" would gather on Saturday morning.

The debate over Confederate statues was heightened last month when violent clashes broke out in Charlottesville, Va., where protesters including white supremacists and nationalists gathered to demonstrate against the removal of a statue of Lee in the town.

President Trump weighed in on the matter, and defended the statues on Twitter.

Sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful statues and monuments. You..... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2017

...can't change history, but you can learn from it. Robert E Lee, Stonewall Jackson - who's next, Washington, Jefferson? So foolish! Also... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2017