Trump Courts Italian Americans With Columbus Day Pitch 3 Days Before Holiday
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 9
Trump Courts Italian Americans With Columbus Day Pitch 3 Days Before Holiday
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 9
Summary
Three days before Columbus Day and less than four weeks before the midterms, Donald Trump gathered several hundred Italian Americans at the White House and cast himself as Christopher Columbus’s protector.
Trump used the event to attack the left over Columbus Day, even though the explorer has not been a notable issue on the campaign trail.
The appeal comes as Trump’s popularity has slipped across nearly every demographic group, with surging fuel prices and the dragging war with Iran weighing on his standing.
At the White House, Trump showcased Columbus imagery and said he had already installed one statue on the grounds, with another planned for the Rose Garden.
That first statue is a replica of the Baltimore monument protesters tore down and dumped into the Inner Harbor during the 2020 racial justice protests.