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President Trump celebrated Columbus Day by criticizing Democrats for removing statues of Christopher Columbus, claiming that such actions are over and the statues are returning more beautifully than ever before. In a Truth Social post, he highlighted his efforts to repair the Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain in Washington D.C., which was reopened after nearly two decades of neglect under previous administrations. Trump signed a proclamation designating October 13 as Columbus Day last year, while President Biden has issued proclamations for Indigenous Peoples’ Day each year since taking office.
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On Sunday, October 8, ahead of Columbus Day on Monday, former President Trump posted a message on Truth Social celebrating the holiday. He praised Italian Americans and criticized Democrats for removing statues of Christopher Columbus across cities and towns. According to Trump’s post, “the days of plunder are over,” as he claims that the statues have been restored and are more magnificent than ever. This comes amid growing controversy where states and municipalities opt to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day, recognizing the negative impacts Columbus had on indigenous populations after his arrival in 1492.
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President Trump made a spicy social media post celebrating Columbus Day, lashing out at Democrats for tearing down statues of Italian-born explorer Christopher Columbus.
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Trump → make → Columbus
“HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY TO ALL, in particular our great Italian American Community which was forced to suffer as the Radical Left Dumocrats, Socialists, and Communists rampaged through our cities and towns ripping down almost all of the beautiful statues of Christopher Columbus,” Trump posted on Truth Social Sunday — one day before Columbus Day.
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Trump → force → Day
“Well, those days of plunder are over, and the statues are back, more magnificent than ever,” he went on.
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he → go → plunder
Trump signed a proclamation last year ordering Oct. 13 be observed as a day honoring the explorer.
asserted
Oct. → sign → explorer
States and cities across the country have pushed to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day, with critics portraying him as a colonizer as opposed to his traditional depiction as the European who “discovered” America.
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who → push → America
They’ve pointed to the violence against indigenous people in the Americas after his arrival in 1492.
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They → point → 1492
Critics have also noted that Leif Erikson led a Norse expedition to modern-day Canada centuries before Columbus.
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Erikson → note → Columbus
Earlier this year, the Trump administration moved to repair the Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain in DC’s Union Station, not far from the US Capitol, which had been broken since 2007.
asserted
which → move → 2007
It was reopened in May after 19 years of being left in disrepair.
uncertain
It → reopen → disrepair
Columbus Day has been a national holiday since 1937, though it was moved to the second Monday in October 1971.
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it → move → October
Former President Joe Biden issued a first-ever presidential proclamation declaring Indigenous Peoples’ Day during his very first year in office.
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Biden → issue → office
Biden re-upped that throughout his presidency.
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re → re → presidency
Last week, Trump credited himself with reviving celebrations of Columbus Day.
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Trump → credit → Day
“I resurrected Christopher Columbus,” he said during a ceremony to add a statue of Columbus to the Rose Garden last week.
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he → resurrect → Garden
“He’s been rehabbed 100 percent, and he’s been resurrected in the true sense,” he went on.
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he → rehabbe → sense
“He’s back to where he should be.”
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he → ’ → ?
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