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Baltimore toilet removed; Columbus statue placed at White House

5/18/2026

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City crews removed the white porcelain toilet from the Inner Harbor pedestal on May 17, 2026.
The toilet had been placed on former Christopher Columbus statue site, prompting Maryland State Delegate Nino Mangione to condemn it.
The toppled Columbus statue was later refurbished and reinstalled on the White House grounds by President Donald Trump.
Similar vandalism over the holiday weekend hit a Columbus statue in Waterbury, Connecticut, and a sculpture in Portland, Oregon.

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City crews removed the white porcelain toilet from the Inner Harbor pedestal on May 17, 2026.
The toilet had been placed on former Christopher Columbus statue site, prompting Maryland State Delegate Nino Mangione to condemn it.
The toppled Columbus statue was later refurbished and reinstalled on the White House grounds by President Donald Trump.
Similar vandalism over the holiday weekend hit a Columbus statue in Waterbury, Connecticut, and a sculpture in Portland, Oregon.