His voyages sparked European exploration and colonization, but he never set foot in North America.
Indigenous peoples had been living in the Americas for thousands of years, and European explorers like Leif Erikson and the Vikings had reached North America centuries before Columbus.
Columbus is often credited with "discovering" America, but that's a misleading term. While he did land in the Americas in 1492, he was not the first European to reach the continent, and it was already inhabited by numerous indigenous populations for centuries.
Deflection deflection deflection. Snatching people off the streets & sending them to concentration camps? Economy in free fall? Destroying our government from within? Stealing our tax money? But let’s bring back COLUMBUS DAY!!! 🖕
Hell, even the Spanish Crown threw him in jail several times, fired him for being incompetent in the "New World", and he lived out his life pretty much poor and less than revered. A failed politician for his age... I can't imagine why Trump would want to...
This is true. Columbus was horrible. However, the Italian Americans want a day, like St Patrick or Congo de Mayo. If you choose another to give a day, they’ll be happy. I would go with Da Vinci.
US schoolchildren are taught a very warped and storybook version of US history. They didnt even mention the child sex slaves and human trafficking until college...
Yeah. I don't understand that either. It does not make any sense at all. Giovanni Caboto Day would be more correct, eventhough he most likely landed in Newfoundland. At least it's North America...
However, Trump would never know about the horrific things Columbus did as he’s totally ignorant when it comes to history…excuse me, Trump’s totally ignorant about everything.
He was such an unsuccessful governor for the Spanish Crown that they brought him back to Spain to stand trial in chains.
His first colony actually got wiped out while he decided to sail around and 'explore'. He was the governor, and he basically forgot about them. Not a good guy.
Why is Columbus day a federal holiday but Leif Erikson day isn't? cause this dude actually was the first European to set foot in America and he didn't commit genocide when he did it either.
Leave it to Trump to insist we celebrate a man who enslaved and forced labor of indigenous peoples there by introducing diseases that decimated native populations.
It seems the more evil a person is or what evil they represent is who or what he gravitates to. Racism, dictators, criminals, naziism and on and on are his favorites. He appears to be so mentally unfit.
If Columbus was in America now, Trump would deport him to Honduras.
With no due process, and for no reason other than he wants to impress his voters who are hungry for cruel and unusual punishment of anyone who might be a non-citizen.
ahh yes, Columbus: The same guy/sex trafficker who's personal letters spoke at length about his preference for 9-10 year old girls...Sounds like another guy Trump would befriend on Epstien Island.
Last I checked... nobody stopped celebrating!
We just have an alternative, Indigenous Peoples' Day, on the same day to acknowledge all the horrible things Columbus did to First nation people.
Some people, such as myself, with First Nation blood, don't enjoy the idea of celebrating a murdered!
I'm surprised more native Americans haven't tried more assassination attempts on American presidents. I can't imagine there is no terrorist group on Indian reservations. If I were a tribal chief, I would launch at least one assassination attempt every four years. I said what I said
Reminder that one of Trump's cheerleaders, Lauren Boebert, wanted to change Washington DC (as in district of Columbia) to Washington DA (district of America).
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Leif Erikson is widely recognized as the first European to reach North America, landing in what is now Canada around the year 1000. He led a Viking expedition to an area he named Vinland, and his voyage predates Christopher Columbus's arrival by nearly 500 years.
Christopher Columbus never set foot in North America. His voyages primarily focused on the Caribbean and Central and South American coasts. He landed in the Bahamas, the island later named Hispaniola (present-day Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and explored the coasts of Cuba and Haiti
He is an uneducated uninformed idiot like so many Americans for hundreds of years. Columbus NEVER set foot in North America. Lief Erickson set foot and established a settlement 500 years before Columbus. Read your history, people.
Who’s going to tell him it never went away? Some states and communities opted for indigenous peoples day, but the feds always stuck with the big C. But why would he know anything about what the federal government does?
First off, Christopher Columbus was a Spaniard. Italy wasn't around in 1492. Second, he was a derelict given the task to find new trade routes for Spain which was s colonial age superpower. Third, he and his forces mass murdered over 250,000 Taino Natives when he bungled his way to the West Indies.
In Portugal there is a conspiracy theory... Columbus was a secret agent serving the portuguese to make sure Spain could not find the way to India.... well American continent is a bit far away from India
And you know what, I'm wrong. According to Britannica online, Columbus actually WAS Italian (maybe with Jewish ancestry) born in Genoa, Italy. His voyages were sponsored by Spanish monarch King Ferdinand II.
And he's being underestimated by too many on our side. All this stuff about the "cognitive decline" is cutting him unearned slack. Watch when he attacks someone! He knows just what he's doing! He knows this post will enrage decent people! Which gives him pleasure.
“In 2021, Biden issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples Day…It is typically observed on the second Monday in October, the same day as Columbus Day.”
Trump is phasing out Indigenous Peoples Day.
What is Indigenous Peoples Day? Here's a look at its history | AP News
“So to those who curse Columbus as a slave-trading villain and wish he'd never set sail, be careful what you wish for. The USA may never have been formed.
I'm bringing back the guillotine for all those "let them eat cake" folks. As an fyi, I just asked Alexa when Columbus Day was, and of course, she knew, so Pumpkin Head, there is nothing to "reinstate". Focus on the Economy please.
Pickpocket teams are adept at creating distractions. This could be anything from a game to a loud shout, all designed to avert your attention while an unseen accomplice steals your valuables. So do try not to be easily distracted.
Columbus Day occurs every year. This is absolutely meaningless and will not change/blot out what was done to Native Americans. Dishonest Donald is the real stain on America!
Just like MAGAts. PRAISE BE Columbus: who’s most famous for “discovering ‘India” on the opposite side of the globe from its actual location, and horrendously stealing & colonizing said land. But when your messiah is 🍊, the bar for praise is so low, it’s underground at this point.
Columbus was responsible for creating a cycle of "murder, violence, and slavery" to maximize exploitation of the Caribbean islands' resources, and that Native deaths on the scale at which they occurred would not have been caused by new diseases alone
Where or how does Trump come up with all of these idiotic ideas? Does he really even know who Christopher Columbus was? I’d really be surprised if he could actually come up with ANY true facts!
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Indigenous peoples had been living in the Americas for thousands of years, and European explorers like Leif Erikson and the Vikings had reached North America centuries before Columbus.
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I never fully understood why its such a thing for any of you. I would kind of get Cuba... or the Dominican... but not really the USA.
His first colony actually got wiped out while he decided to sail around and 'explore'. He was the governor, and he basically forgot about them. Not a good guy.
With no due process, and for no reason other than he wants to impress his voters who are hungry for cruel and unusual punishment of anyone who might be a non-citizen.
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We just have an alternative, Indigenous Peoples' Day, on the same day to acknowledge all the horrible things Columbus did to First nation people.
Some people, such as myself, with First Nation blood, don't enjoy the idea of celebrating a murdered!
BTW, Columbus was sent on his voyage by Queen Isabella of Spain, also hispanic.
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Leif Erikson is widely recognized as the first European to reach North America, landing in what is now Canada around the year 1000. He led a Viking expedition to an area he named Vinland, and his voyage predates Christopher Columbus's arrival by nearly 500 years.
Christopher Columbus never set foot in North America. His voyages primarily focused on the Caribbean and Central and South American coasts. He landed in the Bahamas, the island later named Hispaniola (present-day Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and explored the coasts of Cuba and Haiti
He is an uneducated uninformed idiot like so many Americans for hundreds of years. Columbus NEVER set foot in North America. Lief Erickson set foot and established a settlement 500 years before Columbus. Read your history, people.
(With the exception of Puerto Rico, which frankly should have been offered statehood or independence long ago.)
Also, my Viking ancestors crossed the Atlantic Ocean way before him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Phoenician_discovery_of_the_Americas
https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/new-from-nea/columbus-explorer-or-ruthless-conquerer#:~:text=The%20taking%20of%20land%2C%20wealth,the%20New%20and%20Old%20Worlds.
...since 1937...
goodness.
Talk about the economy. That thing Trump just tanked for no reason. That’s what they care about.
And once in office, you get to name all the holidays.
Trump is phasing out Indigenous Peoples Day.
What is Indigenous Peoples Day? Here's a look at its history | AP News
“So to those who curse Columbus as a slave-trading villain and wish he'd never set sail, be careful what you wish for. The USA may never have been formed.
If Only Christopher Columbus Didn't Discover America
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https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtMg%3D%3D_a1c937ca-ef81-471c-8436-512a56972bc3
https://apnews.com/article/trump-columbus-indigenous-peoples-day-biden-ee34f1873a9af8ea85ac732b9edf82fc
He’s such an imbecile, it’s hard to even imagine how painful it is when he thinks.
Pickpocket teams are adept at creating distractions. This could be anything from a game to a loud shout, all designed to avert your attention while an unseen accomplice steals your valuables. So do try not to be easily distracted.
When will we stop ignoring the war on Leif Erikson Day? 🗡️
I think we owe Denmark a big beautiful check for North America, and would it hurt for us to say “THANK YOU”? 🇩🇰
And 🤥🇺🇸🤡cannot explain what “woke” is without sounding like the racist, misogynistic a-hole that he is.
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Normally, this would invoke The 25th Amendment.
Makes you think he actually wrote this one himself, doesn't it?
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