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Map Shows How States Mark Columbus Day As Trump Vows To Protect Holiday

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Trump vows to protect Columbus Day as states differ over whether to mark it or Indigenous Peoples Day.

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  1. Watch live: Trump touts Columbus Day at White House

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    Map Shows How States Mark Columbus Day As Trump Vows To Protect Holiday

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  1. The Hill

    Watch live: Trump touts Columbus Day at White House (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    President Trump is hosting a Columbus Day celebration at the White House on Friday, renewing his push to honor the Italian explorer amid years of debate over his legacy. The event comes months after Trump installed a 13-foot statue of Christopher Columbus on White House grounds — a replica of a monu…

  2. Breitbart News

    Watch Live: Donald Trump Holds a Columbus Day Ceremony (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    President Donald Trump holds a ceremony observing Columbus Day at the White House on Friday, October 9.

  3. Breitbart News

    Trump Vows to Protect Christopher Columbus from Radical Left (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    President Donald Trump vowed on Friday to protect the legacy of explorer Christopher Columbus from the radical left and accused Michigan Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of wanting to abolish Columbus Day.

  4. The Daily Signal

    Trump Brought Columbus Day Back After the Left Tried to Erase It (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    Christopher Columbus is having a revival thanks to President Donald Trump and the good sense of the American people. This is a remarkable change from just a few years ago, when it seemed likely that the country was ready to purge Columbus, the Founding Fathers, and pretty much any notable figure fro…

  5. Breitbart News

    Trump Says 'Days of Plunder' of Columbus Statues 'Are Over' (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    President Donald Trump issued a Columbus Day message, stating that the "days of plunder" of radical left Democrats, socialists, and communists ripping down statues of Christopher Columbus "are over."

  6. Newsweek

    Map Shows How States Mark Columbus Day As Trump Vows To Protect Holiday (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Trump vows to protect Columbus Day as states differ over whether to mark it or Indigenous Peoples Day.

  7. New York Post

    Trump claims ‘days of plunder’ are over in spicy Columbus Day post bashing Dems for statue hysteria (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    President Trump heralded Columbus Day with a fiery broadside against critics who have sought to stop celebrating Christopher Columbus for discovering the Americas.

  8. American Greatness

    Trump Declares ‘Days of Plunder Are Over’ in Columbus Day Message, Slams Radical Left (opens American Greatness)

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    American Greatness's feed description

    Trump declared that efforts to tear down monuments honoring the Italian explorer were a thing of the past. Source

  9. Amac

    Trump’s Defense of Columbus Day Is a Defense of American Greatness (opens Amac)

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    Amac's feed description

    Trump has stepped into the fold and single-handedly turned the tide in the war on Columbus. In doing so, Trump is defending not just one explorer, but all of Western history - and the very foundations of American greatness.

  10. BizPac Review

    Trump celebrates Columbus Day with a message for Democrats who wanted the statues gone (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    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 […]

  11. The American Spectator

    The Weekend Spectator Ep. 62: President Trump Embraces Columbus Day (opens The American Spectator)

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    The American Spectator's feed description

    Christopher Columbus has become incredibly misunderstood because of the rebranding given to him by the Left. Many, including President Trump,...

  12. Washington Examiner

    Trump has done more to preserve Christopher Columbus’s legacy than any other president (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Today, Oct. 12, is Columbus Day — and only Columbus Day. It is a holiday set aside to honor the accomplishments and legacy of Christopher Columbus, the 15th-century Italian explorer from the Republic of Genoa.

  13. PJ Media

  14. MS Now

    Trump doubles down on Columbus Day celebration, vows to end ‘plunder’ of statues (opens MS Now)

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    MS Now's feed description

    Over the weekend the president hailed the Italian explorer, whom critics deride as violent, as a hero.

  15. Revolver News

  16. The Righting

    Trump Has Done the Most of Any President to Preserve Columbus’s Legacy (opens The Righting)

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    The Righting's feed description

    It is a holiday set aside to honor the accomplishments and legacy of Christopher Columbus, the 15th-century Italian […]

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