Christopher Columbus Returns

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— 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

President George Washington in the Rose Garden

STANDING TALL: The White House moves a large bronze statue of George Washington to the Rose Garden at the request of President Trump. pic.twitter.com/KZIQ4BsBz8

— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 12, 2025

Never forget how bleak things were pic.twitter.com/3wJboXT4uz

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) October 11, 2025

American greatness is back. We're back.

Wesley Hunt, Robert E. Lee, and America

This is brilliantly stated.. pic.twitter.com/x4VB1AK5Ol

— Matt Couch (@RealMattCouch) June 30, 2025

Wesley Hunt nails it.

Statue of Black Woman in Times Square

NEW: The massive 12ft plus-size black woman statue in Times Square was inspired in part by Michelangelo’s David, according to the Times Square website.

Wow, I can barely tell the difference.

The fictional woman was put up by artist Thomas J Price to “instigate meaningful… pic.twitter.com/khW15GzBMg

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 7, 2025

Michelangelo's David?

Good grief.

Democrats have been on a statue jihad since the Summer of Love. Christopher Columbus, Teddy Roosevelt, George Washington, Honest Abe — even Frederick Douglass… all got torn down. Statues are important; they tell the American story — but the left wants to desecrate and forget our… pic.twitter.com/zpWphAnLrw

— Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) May 8, 2025

Trump Brings Back Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus is so back. 👏 pic.twitter.com/QXQbfcpAA7

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 27, 2025

This has to tick off the Columbus haters.

“I'm bringing Columbus Day back from the ashes...” —President Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/SBjEAhcrxy

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 27, 2025

Hugo Chavez Statue Torn Down in Venezuela

Hugo Chávez's statue was just torn down in Venezuela. The people are rising up.pic.twitter.com/GvzyVUne9M

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 29, 2024

"The people," radical, violent Leftists, have torn down statues in the U.S., too.

A few examples:

Christopher Columbus Statues Attacked

Leftists' War on Statues

Rioters Damage Capitol

Emanicipation Memorial - War on Statues

Day of Rage

D.C. 'Family-Friendly' Pride Parade

The DC “family-friendly” pride parade featured a tw*rk off in front of children. The police chief marched in this event. While this was going on, rioters were vandalizing statues nearby.

This is our Capital. We are a national embarrassment. pic.twitter.com/2ZF1kdWztT

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) June 9, 2024

Trump and Nelson Mandela

Democrats Call For Removal Of Nelson Mandela Statue In D.C. After Learning He Was A Convicted Felon https://t.co/fNM3QxcE4m pic.twitter.com/xksJlBDKhl

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) June 4, 2024

Biden Banning History

His party is toppling statues across America and he said nothing https://t.co/bwSbVomNTZ

— Ryan James Girdusky (@RyanGirdusky) July 25, 2023

This book ban narrative is a load of crap. Typical Democrat BS.

Melting Robert E. Lee

Remember that stuff about taking down Confederate statues and putting them in a museum, where they belong? Wasn't true. The Taliban blew up statues; Charlottesville will melt them down. From WP: https://t.co/vomJkPzPQm

— Byron York (@ByronYork) December 8, 2021

It's important to understand we are under attack.

Biden Racist Statue

Protesters Pull Down Joe Biden After Mistaking Him For Old Racist Statue https://t.co/U4lLZsPpPG

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) June 8, 2021

Democrats Created Idea That Lawlessness Was Acceptable

Greg Gutfeld sums up the Democrats' tactics these past four years.

GREG GUTFELD: The Democratic Party will seize power by any means necessary and that means threat of violence or intimidation. And if we don't call them out on this, which is what we're doing now, it's going to continue. Why were statues torn down? They knew they could get away with it. Why was private property destroyed? They knew they could get away with it. They created the idea that lawlessness was acceptable in the face of alleged moral evil, that Trump was such a monster and his supporters were so evil that anything...it's not just acceptable, it's encouraged to bully and intimidate people....

This was a four-year moral crusade to make it acceptable to abuse an entire group of people because they didn't agree with you."

He nails it.

true https://t.co/vg7HHusJeH

— GregGutfeld (@greggutfeld) December 3, 2020

Reagan Statue Vandalized

Reagan statue vandalizedhttps://t.co/CGnQSMO49j

— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) July 22, 2020

If you think all this violence and destruction is about Black lives, you're wrong.

'Vandal' Damages BLM 'Mural'

Vandal dumps red paint on Black Lives Matter mural in front of Trump Tower, then runs off https://t.co/QJ4ADu80Ov pic.twitter.com/GJDK9RLuS2

— The Hill (@thehill) July 14, 2020

This has bugged me since this "Black Lives Matter" and "Defund the Police" street-painting fad began. The media refer to these protest signs as murals.

When I heard there was Black Lives Matter mural being painted in front of Trump Tower, I thought it would be an actual mural, on a wall. Words painted on a street usually aren't considered a mural. It seems like another attempt by the Democrats/Leftists to play with language. It seems like an effort to elevate the significance of a protest sign stenciled on a public street.

I think it's nus that the person who dumped red paint on the protest sign called a mural is being labeled as a vandal.

For weeks, we saw images of "peaceful protesters" defacing buildings and churches with vile graffiti, destroying and defacing monuments. The Democrat/Leftist/Marxist politicians and their Democrat/Leftist/Marxist media didn't call the thugs who damaged public and private property "vandals." They were characterized as protesters in a historic movement. They were called heroes struggling for change as they looted and burned our cities.

Yet, one guy throws some red paint on a protest sign (known as a mural), and he's called a vandal. He's committing a crime.

Why not call him a "peaceful protester," too? Why not call his application of paint part of a historic movement at this historic time in our historic history? Why not just call it his contribution to the mural?

We must be open to artistic expression, especially at this time in our history.

Pelosi Condones Violent Mob

The Speaker of the House is now condoning violent far-left mobs destroying cities.

Will the media ask every House Democrat if they agree with their Speaker saying violent mob rule is now acceptable in America? https://t.co/nVjyrfIHEi

— Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) July 9, 2020

Nancy Pelosi has lost her mind.

Black Lives and Democrats

"Black lives don't matter, Black votes do to Democrats."

It's been nearly 3 months, and Black Lives Matter is still ravaging this nation.

If Black Lives Actually mattered, we wouldn't be tearing down statues of Frederick Douglas or Union Soldiers who fought for freedom.

BLM is an organization against America.https://t.co/UzigdFYIKZ pic.twitter.com/wYDfTefUja

— Chandler Crump 🟧 (@realCCrump) July 7, 2020

Abortion and Slavery

Nation That Kills 3,000 Babies A Day Feels Morally Superior To Slaveowners From 200 Years Ago https://t.co/KoP2N2BYBx

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) July 6, 2020

Unborn Lives Matter.

Trump Executive Order - Rebuild Monuments

Trump Issues Executive Order To Rebuild Non-Confederate Monuments That Have Been Torn Down By Protesters https://t.co/vqverDGbYF pic.twitter.com/tMI1PE1p08

— The Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) July 5, 2020

The monuments should never have been allowed to be torn down in the first place.

I'm glad they will be restored.

The damage from the radicals' attack on the American people needs to be undone.

Ron Johnson - Abolish Columbus Day

Ron Johnson has accomplished a lot during his time in the U.S. Senate, but this is a mistake.

In response to a bipartisan effort to give federal workers another day of paid leave by designating Juneteenth a federal holiday, we have offered a counterproposal that does not put us further in debt.

— Senator Ron Johnson (@SenRonJohnson) July 2, 2020

We support celebrating emancipation with a federal holiday, but believe we should eliminate a current holiday in exchange. We chose Columbus Day as a holiday that is lightly celebrated.

— Senator Ron Johnson (@SenRonJohnson) July 2, 2020

My sole motivation for offering this amendment to the Juneteenth bill is to prevent giving federal workers another paid holiday and incurring the additional cost.

— Senator Ron Johnson (@SenRonJohnson) July 2, 2020

It is not deprecating Christopher Columbus’ achievements or expressing any value judgement regarding his place in history. I do not support efforts to erase America’s rich history — not the good, the bad, or the ugly.

— Senator Ron Johnson (@SenRonJohnson) July 2, 2020

I understand why Ron Johnson and James Lankford chose Columbus Day to eliminate as a compromise for making room for Juneteenth as a federal holiday. Johnson is correct. Columbus Day is "lightly celebrated."

In Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers declared Columbus Day to be Indigenous Peoples' Day, joining several other states.

So, yes, Columbus Day has already been diminished. I suppose Johnson thinks most Americans wouldn't miss Columbus Day as a federal holiday. Moreover, I believe Johnson doesn't agree with the anti-America mob destroying statues of America's historical figures and insisting names of buildings, schools, and parks be changed to meet the mob's anti-America demands.

However, there's a problem.

Since Christopher Columbus has been a prime target of the violent, lawless, anti-America mob's wrath in recent weeks, it is a major misstep for Johnson to propose that Columbus Day be abolished to make way for Juneteenth as a federal holiday.

The expense of adding a federal holiday is a consideration, but those concerns cannot be alleviated at the expense of Christopher Columbus.

The anti-America mob, including Black Lives Matter and Antifa and other Marxists, cannot claim the victory of abolishing Christopher Columbus. Ron Johnson and James Lankford should recognize that.