It shouldn’t surprise anyone that Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Friday designating Monday, Oct. 13 as “Columbus Day.” He promised back in April that he would bring the holiday “back from the ashes.”
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Trump referred to Christopher Columbus as “the original American hero,” and accused critics of “slander.”
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The official proclamation says, “Outrageously, in recent years, Christopher Columbus has been a prime target of a vicious and merciless campaign to erase our history, slander our heroes, and attack our heritage.”
“Columbus Day, we’re back, Italians. We love the Italians,” Trump said.
Every story in history has two sides. Refusing to recognize that simple truth is a sign of small-mindedness and stupidity. If we were to begin listing the sins of every American hero without
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