Politics · October 9, 2026
Trump ‘resurrects’ Christopher Columbus with new statue, blasts ‘radical left communists’ who tried to cancel explorer
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President Trump held a White House ceremony announcing the addition of a new Christopher Columbus statue to the Rose Garden and the restoration of Columbus Day as a federal holiday. During the event, which celebrated Italian-American heritage, Trump criticized political opponents who sought to remove statues or replace the holiday with Indigenous Peoples' Day, describing such efforts as attempts to erase American history.
President Trump held a White House ceremony announcing the addition of a new Christopher Columbus statue to the Rose Garden and the restoration of Columbus Day as a federal holiday. During the event, which celebrated Italian-American heritage, Trump criticized political opponents who sought to remove statues or replace the holiday with Indigenous Peoples' Day, describing such efforts as attempts to erase American history.