https://freerepublic.com/tag/wasneverintheusa/ en-us Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:33:16 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4371818/posts 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... NY Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4371818/posts#comment Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:33:16 GMT