A new, 13-foot statue of Christopher Columbus has been installed on the White House grounds. This isn’t just any statue; it’s a replica of one that anti-racism protestors in Baltimore dramatically tore down and tossed into the city’s inner harbor back in 2020. The statue highlights deep-seated debates about who we choose to honor, and is part of Donald Trump’s attempts to shape the narrative of American History.
Per The Guardian, the statue, rebuilt from the shattered pieces of the original, now sits outside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, a significant location for such a monument. You can see Trump’s defiance in its inscription on the pedestal: “Destroyed July 4, 2020 … Resurrected 2022 … Rededicated by President Donald J. Trump, October 13, 2025.”
