Donald Trump Declares Columbus Statue 'Plunder' Over Ahead of Holiday

Photo Credit: Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images On October 11, President Donald Trump used Truth Social to tell supporters that the era of tearing down Christopher Columbus monuments has ended. He hailed the statues' return one day before Columbus Day, which fell on October 12 this year. Donald Trump's Truth Social post criticizes the removal of Christopher Columbus statues Donald Trump aimed his holiday message at the people he blames for the removals. He said Italian Americans were "forced to suffer" while monuments to the explorer vanished from public squares in recent years. . . .