Forget Indigenous Peoples Day, Trump says. Columbus Day will now just be Columbus Day

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Though Trump has long objected to telling the country's history through the lens of diversity and oppression, the holiday he seeks to restore to its primacy was added to the calendar as a nod to the country's growing diversity.
42% : " Trump on Sunday used a social media post to declare, "I'm bringing Columbus Day back from the ashes."
29% : President Trump made clear Sunday that he would not follow his predecessor's practice of recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day alongside Columbus Day in October, accusing Democrats of denigrating the explorer's legacy as he pressed his campaign to restore what he argues are traditional American icons.
18% : Trump has long complained about Democrats tearing down statues of Columbus, a complaint he made again in Sunday's post.

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