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Trump Revives Columbus Day Amid Leif Erikson Celebration

10/10/2025

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Oct 9, 2025, President Donald Trump signed proclamations for Leif Erikson Day and Columbus Day during a Cabinet meeting.
White House staff secretary Will Scharf stressed holidays' significance for Scandinavian and Italian Americans.
Trump said he's "bringing Columbus Day back from the ashes."
Leif Erikson Day honors the discovery of Newfoundland over 1,000 years ago, despite Indigenous Peoples' Day activism.

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Oct 9, 2025, President Donald Trump signed proclamations for Leif Erikson Day and Columbus Day during a Cabinet meeting.
White House staff secretary Will Scharf stressed holidays' significance for Scandinavian and Italian Americans.
Trump said he's "bringing Columbus Day back from the ashes."
Leif Erikson Day honors the discovery of Newfoundland over 1,000 years ago, despite Indigenous Peoples' Day activism.