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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(14,105 posts) Mon Mar 23, 2026, 03:29 AM 9 hrs ago

Christopher Columbus Statue Is Installed on White House Grounds, replica of the one protestors dumped in the harbor

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/22/arts/design/columbus-statue-trump-white-house.html

Christopher Columbus Statue Is Installed on White House Grounds

The statue of the explorer, a replica of one that protesters toppled in 2020, was placed outside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

A statue of Christopher Columbus was installed on the grounds of the White House early Sunday morning, as part of President Trump’s effort to position the explorer as a hero after monuments to him were removed across the country.

The statue is a replica of one that protesters in Baltimore tore down and dumped into the city’s Inner Harbor in the summer of 2020. The statue’s marble pieces were retrieved from the harbor, and a Maryland artist used them to guide the creation of the replica.

The new statue was erected sometime overnight on the north side of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, facing Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, which houses offices for White House staff and is next to the West Wing. The statue is behind fencing.

“In this White House, Christopher Columbus is a hero, and President Trump will ensure he’s honored as such for generations to come,” said Davis Ingle, a White House spokesman, in a statement

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Christopher Columbus Statue Is Installed on White House Grounds, replica of the one protestors dumped in the harbor (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd 9 hrs ago OP

T-rump is pissing on Native Americans with this statue...What an embarrassing president we have... wcmagumba 9 hrs ago #1

Generations to come my ass. johnnyfins 8 hrs ago #2

As usual Keepthesoulalive 8 hrs ago #3

Dumb and useless supporters too wolfie001 7 hrs ago #6

The first Italian to visit America. He thought he was in India oppressing Indians. His mistake has been incorporated Marcuse 8 hrs ago #4

Columbus had nothing to do with discovering any part of the United States. Why do we keep honoring him! Lonestarblue 7 hrs ago #5

He was tried for his atrocities by the Spanish court wolfie001 7 hrs ago #7

We're going to have to... 2naSalit 7 hrs ago #8

The next president will have one hell of a mess to clean up after Emile 6 hrs ago #9

See his name...start singing this malaise 6 hrs ago #10

wcmagumba

(6,115 posts)

1. T-rump is pissing on Native Americans with this statue...What an embarrassing president we have...

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 03:47 AM

9 hrs ago

johnnyfins

(3,746 posts)

2. Generations to come my ass.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 04:00 AM

8 hrs ago

That thing is coming down in the next DEMOCRATIC administration. And there WILL be one.

Columbus actually recorded the atrocities he committed in his diary and was proud.

Must be why the current president adores him.

Keepthesoulalive

(2,277 posts)

3. As usual

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 04:07 AM

8 hrs ago

He’s just acting out for attention. There are so many stupid and useless things you go meh. Oh yeah Epstein and Iran.

wolfie001

(7,610 posts)

6. Dumb and useless supporters too

Reply to Keepthesoulalive (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 05:24 AM

7 hrs ago

Including the tRUMP humper who was so committed to recreating it.

Marcuse

(8,985 posts)

4. The first Italian to visit America. He thought he was in India oppressing Indians. His mistake has been incorporated

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 04:21 AM

8 hrs ago

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Into our language, history and culture.

Lonestarblue

(13,460 posts)

5. Columbus had nothing to do with discovering any part of the United States. Why do we keep honoring him!

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 05:24 AM

7 hrs ago

He also was a vicious slaver, sending many island natives back to Spain as slaves where most died. He is not a hero to be honored, but of course Trump would honor him because he took whatever he wanted from natives and enslaved them for his own benefit.

wolfie001

(7,610 posts)

7. He was tried for his atrocities by the Spanish court

Reply to Lonestarblue (Reply #5)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 05:27 AM

7 hrs ago

I believe that's how it played out when he returned after he was governor of Cuba? I never was a fan. So many horrific stories concerning colonialism.

2naSalit

(102,434 posts)

8. We're going to have to...

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 05:30 AM

7 hrs ago

Burn down what's left of the WH and bulldoze the grounds by the time we evict these fucking disease infested rats anyway so getting upset about this is a waste of vital energy we need to oust them.

Emile

(42,153 posts)

9. The next president will have one hell of a mess to clean up after

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 06:31 AM

6 hrs ago

all this idiot with bad taste has done.

malaise

(295,729 posts)

10. See his name...start singing this

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 06:34 AM

6 hrs ago

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