Monuments torn down by protesters in the United States should be replaced with statues of the president, Donald Trump Jr has suggested.
The call from the president's son came after Donald Trump authorised police to arrest anyone caught vandalising or destroying monuments.
Anyone who vandalises a monument or statue now faces up to 10 years in prison, Mr Trump announced on Tuesday.
Wading into the debate, his son wrote on Twitter: "Want to save our monuments? Let's get a movement going to replace any statue torn down during these riots with a new and more sturdy statue of @realDonaldTrump.
"The nonsense would stop instantly."
The announcement from the president follows weeks of anti-racism protests, with activists calling for the removal of memorials to the country's Confederate and slaver past.
Since the death of George Floyd in May, scores of memorials to Confederate-era figures and slave owners have been toppled or vandalised across the country.
On Monday, demonstrators attempted to pull down a statue of former US president Andrew Jackson near the White House before being dispersed by police.
Videos on social media showed the protesters climbing onto the monument and tying ropes around it, before trying to pull it off its pedestal in Lafayette Square.
Later that evening, Mr Trump tweeted that “numerous people” had been arrested for “the disgraceful vandalism”.
He added: “10 years in prison under the Veteran’s Memorial Preservation Act. Beware!”
US interior secretary David Bernhardt issued a statement, saying: “Let me be clear: We will not bow to anarchists. Law and order will prevail, and justice will be served.”
