Trump welcomes Columbus to the White House – and reignites America’s history wars
- Written by Garritt C. Van Dyk, Senior Lecturer in History, University of Waikato
Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty ImagesChristopher Columbus is back. At least, a statue of him is back, reinstalled by US President Donald Trump on the White House grounds in late March – part of the president’s stated mission to cancel “cancel culture”.
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