On April 29, 2025, President Trump has reaffirmed his support for Columbus Day, emphasizing its significance as a celebration of American history and the contributions of Italian Americans. The President reiterated his belief that Columbus Day should be preserved as a national holiday, stating that efforts to replace or erase it represent a “disregard to the legacy of immigrants who helped build this Nation.”
In January 2025, President Trump signed an Executive order in preparation for the 20th anniversary of American Independence. The order includes a directive to protect monuments and memorials from vandalism. Section 4 of the order specifically cites past incidents, including the 2020 attack on the Columbus Fountain in Washington, D.C., as examples of what the policy aims to prevent.
“Sec. 4. Protecting America’s Monuments from Vandalism. Executive Order 13933 of June 26, 2020 (Protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues and Combatting Recent Criminal Violence) is hereby reinstated as it was prior to the issuance of Executive Order 14029 of May 14, 2021. Recent examples of conduct necessitating reinstatement of this order include pro-Hamas-related vandalism of historically significant public monuments and related assaults on Federal officers and employees following October 7, 2023, including the vandalism of the exterior of the Department of the Treasury and of statues in Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. on June 8, 2024, and the assaults on Federal officers and vandalism of the Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain and Freedom Bell at Union Station in Washington, D.C. on July 24, 2024.”
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