A new poll from the Washington Post/ABC reveals that a majority of Americans are in favor of preserving statues honoring Confederate generals in place.

The poll found that 52 percent of Americans want them preserved compared to 43 percent saying they should be removed.

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A whopping 68 percent also said they want the statues of former Presidents Andrew Jackson, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson -- all of whom owned slaves -- to be preserved. 

The poll found that only 25 percent said they wanted them removed. 

Hispanic Americans largely agreed with White Americans in support of maintaining historic statues. 

On the flip side, roughly three-quarters of African-Americans said they support removing Confederate statues from places of public prominence.

Half of Americans also oppose renaming US military bases named after Confederate generals, with 42 percent of the public supporting renaming the facilities.

Last week, President Donald Trump said he will veto the defense spending bill if lawmakers try to change the name of Confederate monuments or bases, the New York Post reported.

Trump said he would not sign a defense bill if there were any amendments that called for military bases to be renamed.

“What are we going to rename it? Are you going to name it after the Reverend Al Sharpton? What are you going to name it, Chris?. No, I’m not going to go changing them,” Trump said.

When asked if he would veto a defense spending bill to save the name of Confederate military bases, Trump said: “I might. Yeah! I might.”

The president also defended southerners who fly the Confederate flag, saying that it “represents the south.”

“When people proudly had their Confederate flags they’re not talking about racism. They love their flag, it represents the South. They like the South. I say it’s freedom of many things, but it’s freedom of speech,” Trump said.

Trump then went on to attack “cancel culture.”

“You know the whole thing with cancel culture — we can’t cancel our whole history. We can’t forget that the North and the South fought,” Trump said.

Trump’s statement comes as lawmakers are trying to push through a “National Defense Authorization Act” that sets aside $1 million to change the names of 10 bases named after Confederate soldiers.