Posted on 03/23/2026 12:33:16 AM PDT by Libloather
A new statue of Christopher Columbus went up on the White House grounds Sunday that was built using pieces from a monument to the Italian explorer that protesters destroyed six years ago.
The 13-foot, one-ton replica of a Columbus statue toppled in Baltimore in 2020 – then dumped into the city’s inner harbor – was commissioned by the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations and is part of the White House’s celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.
The statue has been placed outside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
Artists retrieved shards of marble belonging to the wrecked statue from the harbor that were used in the recreation – and reached out to the White House after officials in Baltimore refused to put the new monument up, according to the organization.
“Columbus statues have long stood as symbols of pride and cultural identity for more than 18 million Americans of Italian descent,” Basil M. Russo, the conference’s president, said in a statement. “For over a century, Columbus’s legacy helped Italian immigrants navigate prejudice and hardship, serving as a source of unity and belonging as they built new lives in this country.
“Columbus Day itself emerged in the aftermath of the 1891 New Orleans lynching, when 11 Italian immigrants were killed by a mob of thousands, an event that prompted a national effort to promote the acceptance and assimilation of Italian Americans,” Russo continued. “This history remains central to why these monuments matter.”
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Good idea... bring back some more statues and few Confederates too. Spend Federal money on it. Place the reborn statues where they will be safe from yahoo commie mobs
Well you have to admit old Chris did find his way to the USA without Google Maps, National Geographic map Atlases, and willing strangers on street corners giving him directions to the local Waffle House. Damn good thing he didn’t find Biden wandering around, he might have ended up in the Amazon. Hee hee heeee!
“And the sea will grant each man new hope as sleep brings dreams of home”. CC
Good
There is no reason to tear down a statue . If you don’t like the guy just make a different statue and put it some where else.
Why weren’t the people that destroyed the statues ever brought to justice in Trumps first term? Same question about the BLM riots and the Chaz and Chop BS
Baltimordor. I hate this state. /eyeroll.
>> Why weren’t the people that destroyed the statues ever brought to justice in Trumps first term? Same question about the BLM riots and the Chaz and Chop BS
Those were local crimes. You’ll need to ask the blue state trash that allowed them to happen.
Can you tell us the Federal laws that needed to be enforced on these local crimes?
If not, it seems you have a problem with blaming Trump for things he does not have jurisdiction over.
I've been coming upon some strange things today.
The 13-foot, one-ton replica of a Columbus statue toppled in Baltimore in 2020 – then dumped into the city’s inner harbor – was commissioned by the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations and is part of the White House’s celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.
Reminds me of
Revelation 20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
In fourteen ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue...
Time flies. We're coming upon 534 years ago already. Seems like just yesterday when I was walking around Expo '92.
534 directed me to one of my favorite chapters:
1 Sam 16
12. And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
13. Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came [וַתִּצְלַח] upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
Someone is already scripting a “Franken-Columbus: The Return” monster movie script.
Go West, I did.
***1891 New Orleans lynching, when 11 Italian immigrants were killed by a mob of thousands***
If I remember my history, it was the KKK that inspired this killing.
I truly despise the sort of people who can destroy art because of their self-important belief that THEY define what is good and what is bad and that nothing can exist that doesn’t meet THEIR beliefs. Destroying art and destroying innocence. Both infuriate me.
American Sculpture needs a renaissance this year.
Fine Arts - American Sculpture - Brahms Tragic Overture
https://youtu.be/b_mBYGJimNo
Bring back RE Lee.
Why eyeroll?
It’s an indictor that they’ve already destroyed the education system that teaches about these characters, and the nature of the ‘honor’ give to these same historical figures in these monuments is antithetical to their educational propaganda.
The statue destruction is actually a late-stage symptom of the disease.
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