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President Trump pledged to resurrect Columbus Day “from the ashes” in a blistering social media post. He slammed the responses to the vacation’s namesake, European explorer Christopher Columbus.

Over the years, rising numbers of progressives have pushed to switch Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day, highlighting the oppressive colonial therapy confronted by Native tribes.

“I’m bringing Columbus Day back from the ashes. 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,” Trump vented on Truth Social.

He declared: “Well, you’ll be happy to know, Christopher is going to make a major comeback. I am hereby reinstating Columbus Day under the same rules, dates, and locations, as it has had for all of the many decades before.” However, this wasn’t the primary time Trump asserted this; he made an equal announcement during his earlier presidency.

Back in 2020, Trump’s issued proclamation deviated from the normative White House vacation pronouncements, starkly cautioning in opposition to “radical activists” who aimed to defame Columbus’s image.

“Regrettably, in recent years, radical activists have attempted to tarnish Christopher Columbus’s legacy,” Trump said in his proclamation declaring Monday as Columbus Day. “These extremists aim to replace discussions of his significant contributions with talk of his failings, his discoveries with atrocities, and his achievements with transgressions.”

Trump has positioned himself as a protector of America’s historical past and monuments as he campaigns for reelection. He not too long ago signed an government order to ascertain a commission to advertise what he phrases “patriotic education.”

This transfer is partly a response to The New York Times’ “1619 Project,” which emphasizes the long-term results of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans.

Previously, Trump directed federal companies to terminate range coaching applications. He argued that many such applications “are grounded in the same type of revisionist history that is trying to erase Christopher Columbus from our national heritage.

“Together, we should safeguard our historical past and stop this new wave of iconoclasm by standing in opposition to those that unfold hate and division,” Trump declared.

In a statement on the official White House website, Trump proclaimed: “I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by advantage of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the legal guidelines of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 12, 2020, as Columbus Day. I call upon the people of the United States to watch this present day with applicable ceremonies and actions. I additionally direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all public buildings on the appointed day in honor of our various historical past and all who’ve assisted in shaping this Nation.”

During the election season, Trump’s campaign criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for attempting to abolish Columbus Day. Harris vowed to eliminate Columbus Day, sparking controversy among many.

In response to a question from an activist at a 2019 New Hampshire town hall, she supported the federal government’s effort to rename Columbus Day as “Indigenous Peoples’ Day.”