President Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he's "bringing Columbus Day back," decrying Democrats for tearing down statues of the explorer, reversing course from former President Joe Biden.
President Trump vowed to bring back Columbus Day "from the ashes" in a fiery social media post where he railed against backlash to the controversial European explorer whom the holiday honors.
"I am hereby reinstating Columbus Day under the same rules, dates, and locations, as it has had for all of the many decades before!" the president wrote Sunday.
President Trump vowed to bring Columbus Day back in honor of the historical figure credited with discovering the "New World," while blaming Democrats for tarnishing his reputation.
President Donald Trump declared Sunday that he would bring “Columbus Day back from the ashes,” but Columbus Day was never canceled as a federal holiday.
President Trump says he is bringing back Columbus Day, doing away with Indigenous Peoples Day, which was formally recognized under former President Biden.
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