Washington, Oct 9, 2025 (AFP) - Trump proclaims Columbus Day, nixing concurrent Indigenous honor

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2025-10-09

US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Thursday of the upcoming Columbus Day holiday, pointedly foregoing a similar honor for Indigenous American history introduced under his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden. "Columbus Day, we're back... We love the Italians," Trump said at a cabinet meeting, after signing the proclamation for the holiday on Monday. Biden in 2021 became the first president to proclaim an Indigenous Peoples' Day, a move......

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