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Trump Reportedly Wants To Erect A Controversial Statue At The White House — And People Are Already Furious

The president is planning a new statute.

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President Donald Trump has made some controversial decorating choices at the White House in his second term, including tearing down the East Wing of the White House to build a new ballroom.

Now, Trump has another decoration idea that’s sure to be controversial.

Per the Washington Post, Trump has announced plans to build a statue of Christopher Columbus on the White House grounds. The Post cited “three people with knowledge of the pending move.”

“The statue is set to be located on the south side of the grounds, by E Street and north of the Ellipse, two of the people said, although they cautioned that plans could change,” the Post said. “The piece is a reconstruction of a statue unveiled in Baltimore by then-President Ronald Reagan and dumped in the city’s harbor by protesters in 2020 as a racial reckoning swept the country.”

Of the statue, the Post said, “a group of Italian American businessmen and politicians, working with local sculptors, obtained the destroyed pieces and rebuilt the statue with financial support from local charities and federal grant funding.”

“In this White House, Christopher Columbus is a hero,” spokesman Davis Ingle said in a statement, per the Post, which is almost certainly a reference to something fictional mobster Tony Soprano once said.  “And he will continue to be honored as such by President Trump.”

There were some pretty shocked responses to the announcement:

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Stephen Silver is an award-winning journalist, essayist and film critic, and contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Broad Street Review and Splice Today. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons. Stephen has authored thousands of articles that focus on politics, technology, and the economy.

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