Trump Unveils Columbus Statue and Holds Columbus Day Ceremony at White House
President Trump installed a statue of Christopher Columbus at the White House and held a Columbus Day ceremony on October 9, where he praised the explorer and Italian American contributions while making remarks on other political topics.
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| Oct 9, 4:06 PM | nypost.com | Trump ‘resurrects’ Christopher Columbus with new statue, blasts ‘radical left communists’ who tried to cancel explorer |
| Oct 9, 2:23 PM | breitbart.com | Trump Vows to Protect Christopher Columbus from Radical Left |
| Oct 9, 2:12 PM | nytimes.com | Trump Casts Himself as Columbus’s Protector in Pitch to Italian Americans |
| Oct 9, 12:31 PM | independent.co.uk | Trump rails against ‘dirty’ cities and claims Democrats canceled mob movies in meandering Columbus Day rant |
| Oct 9, 10:15 AM | mediaite.com | ‘I Feel Like It’: Trump Reveals Why He Uses Wrong Name for Democratic Senate Candidate |
| Oct 9, 9:44 AM | washingtontimes.com | Trump hails Columbus as intrepid explorer, says he's been 'rehabbed 100%' |
| Oct 9, 8:25 AM | breitbart.com | Watch Live: Donald Trump Holds a Columbus Day Ceremony |
| Oct 8, 2:00 AM | washingtonpost.com | Inside Trump’s push to bring Christopher Columbus to the White House |
Editorial review
- merge 2026-10-09 — merged in “Trump Holds Columbus Day Event at White House, Praises Columbus”. Same White House Columbus Day event where the statue was unveiled.