Trump Says He's Bringing Back Columbus Day

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Donald Trump is on a mission to save Columbus Day.
The president of the United States took to Truth Social on Sunday, April 27, to defend Christopher Columbus despite the historical figure's alleged mistreatment of indigenous tribes upon discovering North America.

Keep reading to hear what Trump said about how he wants to revive the holiday…

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In the update, Donald Trump took aim at the left for pointing out Christopher Columbus' reported ill-treatment of the people whose land he took and reframing the holiday — which is celebrated the second Monday in October each year — to recognize the disenfranchised group.
"I'm bringing Columbus Day back from the ashes," the Republican wrote. "The Democrats did everything possible to destroy Christopher Columbus, his reputation and all of the Italians that love him so much."

"They tore down his statues and put up nothing but 'WOKE,' or even worse, nothing at all! Well, you'll be happy to know, Christopher is going to make a major comeback," he continued. "I am hereby reinstating Columbus Day under the same rules, dates and locations, as it has had for all of the many decades before!"

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Democrats have shed a vital light on the hardships the Native American people endured through colonization by recognizing the holiday as Indigenous Peoples' Day.
In 2021, former President Joe Biden officially commemorated the holiday with its new title rather than Columbus Day.
In recent years, many statues of Christopher Columbus have been taken down in cities across America.

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After Donald Trump made the bold social media declaration, the Italian American Civil Rights League praised the commander-in-chief for his stance on the holiday.
"He told us when we endorsed him he would SAVE COLUMBUS DAY! Promises kept! A true PAISAN!" the group said in a statement via the New York Post.

In Joe Biden's 2021 proclamation celebrating "Indigenous Peoples Day," the administration said the rebranding of the holiday was to recognize "the invaluable contributions and resilience of Indigenous peoples" and to honor "their inherent sovereignty."
"Our country was conceived on a promise of equality and opportunity for all people — a promise that, despite the extraordinary progress we have made through the years, we have never fully lived up to.  That is especially true when it comes to upholding the rights and dignity of the Indigenous people who were here long before colonization of the Americas began," the document stated.