Trump Emphasizes Support for Christopher Columbus Ahead of Midterm Elections
Trump praised Columbus as a hero and said his administration restored the explorer’s standing while unveiling a second White House statue.
- President Donald Trump honored Christopher Columbus on Friday at The White House, touting the explorer's legacy while criticizing those seeking to destroy his statues.
- Trump said he "resurrected" Columbus by installing a 13-foot replica statue outside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in March, replacing one tossed into Baltimore's Inner Harbor in 2020.
- Christopher Macchio sang "Nessun dorma" at the event, where Trump praised Italian Americans including Joe DiMaggio and Frank Sinatra, calling Columbus "the original American hero."
- During the address, Trump claimed crime is "down 87 percent" in Washington, criticized New York City for omitting Little Italy from a map, and mentioned seeing gas at $1.95 in Iowa.
- While Trump lauded Columbus as "a giant of Western civilization," critics note Indigenous People commemorations highlight the adverse effects of colonization on Native Americans and Tribal Nations.
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White House Remembers Christopher Columbus as a “Hero” – Trump Says Radical Left’s “Days of Plunder Are Over” * The Gateway Pundit * by Jordan Conradson
President Trump and the White House recognized Christopher Columbus on Monday as a "hero." Trump started the celebration of Columbus Day early with a Sunday Truth Social post, blasting the American left for forcing Italians to "suffer" as they "rampaged through our cities and towns ripping down almost all of the beautiful statues of Christopher Columbus." "Well, those days of plunder are over, and the statues are back, more magnificent than ever.
Trump admin proudly celebrates Columbus Day among Democrat haters who promote ‘indigenous’ day
"Those days of plunder are over, and the statues are back, more magnificent than ever. This is a big day for our great Italian American Community, and the Country of Italy itself, maybe the biggest."
Trump celebrates Columbus Day with a message for Democrats who wanted the statues gone
President Donald Trump celebrated an early Columbus Day with a saucy post trashing radical leftists bent on erasing American history. On Sunday, the president published a Truth […]
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