"If that line sounds familiar, it's because that's what Soprano told his son AJ after he criticized Columbus in a 2002 episode. Like it took guts to murder people and put them in chains, AJ scoffed about Columbus. He discovered America is what he did! a livid Tony replied. He was a brave Italian explorer, and in this house, Christopher Columbus is a hero! End of story."
"The Washington Post reported the statue will be a revamped version of a statue President Ronald Reagan had installed in Baltimore, Maryland. That statue was later chucked into the harbor during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and riots. A businessman named Bill Martin who helped recover the statue and fix it up told WaPo it'll be sent to the White House in a few weeks. Many liberals have criticized Columbus over the last few decades for being, in their view, a genocidal conqueror."
White House spokesman Davis Ingle quoted Tony Soprano while defending President Donald Trump’s plan to install a Christopher Columbus statue at the White House, saying Columbus is a hero and will continue to be honored. The quoted Sopranos exchange has become a long-running internet meme and prompted widespread reaction on X. The statue is a revamped version of a Reagan-era piece removed in 2020, recovered and repaired by businessman Bill Martin, and is slated to be sent to the White House. Critics label Columbus a genocidal conqueror and some celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day.
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