Washington, United States, March 24, 2026 (AFP) - Trump adds Columbus statue, walkway in latest White House makeover

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2026-03-25

US President Donald Trump has continued his makeover of the White House, adding a statue of Christopher Colombus and laying new black granite paving stones on the famed West Wing colonnade. The marble figure of Columbus, the 15th-century Italian explorer who forged a reputation for brutality in his voyages to the New World, is a replica of one toppled by anti-racism protesters in the city of Baltimore in 2020. "Christopher Columbus was the origin......

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