HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY!

Columbus Day, 2026 https://t.co/pgaCEMK8L5

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) October 12, 2026

5 U.S. Code § 6103 - Holidays

(a) The following are legal public holidays:

New Year’s Day, January 1.

Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., the third Monday in January.

Washington’s Birthday, the third Monday in February.

Memorial Day, the last Monday in May.

Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19.

Independence Day, July 4.

Labor Day, the first Monday in September.

Columbus Day, the second Monday in October.

Veterans Day, November 11.

Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November.

Christmas Day, December 25.

The United States Postal Service will be closed today because it is COLUMBUS DAY.

Celebrate Christopher Columbus today!

Transformation of Columbus Circle

As we approach Columbus Day, we reflect on the remarkable transformation of Columbus Circle. Under the Biden administration, the fountain was broken down and covered in pro-Hamas graffiti. Now, thanks to @POTUS, it is a symbol of American greatness! https://t.co/FlWIkrBhH8

— Secretary Doug Burgum (@SecretaryBurgum) October 10, 2026

Beautiful!

Thank you, President Trump and Secretary Burgum.

Columbus Fountain Opening Soon

And in this house, Christopher Columbus is a hero. pic.twitter.com/9vCzUlThxg

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 21, 2026

Refurbishing our nation's monuments instead of tearing them down - What a concept!

Christopher Columbus Returns

https://t.co/DgouSIxQjP pic.twitter.com/Xr78TfydPc

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 23, 2026

The statue is a reconstruction of a Columbus statue dumped into the Baltimore harbor in 2020.

Trump has moved to honor the explorer, framing it as a political act.

“You Italians are going to love me,” Trump said last year.

w @oliviacgeorge https://t.co/EXPj7Mqs2W

— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) March 22, 2026

White House installs Christopher Columbus statue made from remains of toppled sculpture this is great thank you @POTUS as a long time supporter of the Italian American community and a board member of @NIAF & ⁦@CCFdn⁩ I am grateful https://t.co/k1tEKP0OBV

— Maria Bartiromo (@MariaBartiromo) March 22, 2026

Good.

Christopher Columbus Statue Relocated to New York

The statue of Christopher Columbus, which was defaced and thrown into a river by leftist protesters in Virginia, was relocated to New York under the initiative of Italian Americans last year.

Video: The New York Post pic.twitter.com/vPNeS6oa1f

— Sachin Jose (@Sachinettiyil) October 12, 2025