United States President Donald Trump on Thursday lamented the removal of monuments and statues of Confederate Generals across the country, saying it makes him 'sad' to see the history and culture of America being ripped apart.

Trump fired off a series of tweets in which he said it was a foolish thing to do.

'Sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful statues and monuments. You can't change history, but you can learn from it,' Trump tweeted.

While he did not mention confederate statutes, but his tweets were apparently referring to the increasing trend in the US to remove statues and monuments related to confederation.

It all started with the decision of the city council in Charlottesville to remove the statue of Robert R Lee, an American general known for commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil war from 1862 until his surrender in 1865.

The White supremacists and neo-Nazis held a protest in Charlottesville against the removal of the statues, which was opposed by an equally strong protest from the other side, resulting in deadly violence over the weekend.

Trump has blamed both sides, resulting in hue and cry from his political opponents. -- PTI