Trump Installs Christopher Columbus Statue at White House to End Recent Monument Removal

Donald Trump has installed a replica of a Christopher Columbus statue at the White House to honor the explorer as a national hero.The installation replaces a Baltimore monument that was toppled and thrown into a harbor during anti-racism protests in 2020.The administration move directly reverses policies by Joe Biden that favored Indigenous Peoples Day over traditional Columbus Day celebrations.Italian American organizations supported the project after local officials in Maryland refused to publicly restore the original marble sculpture.
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