Posted on 10/09/2017 12:42:45 PM PDT by heterosupremacist
President Donald Trump did not mention Native Americans during his proclamation of Columbus Day, in a break from his predecessor.
"The permanent arrival of Europeans to the Americas was a transformative event that undeniably and fundamentally changed the course of human history and set the stage for the development of our great Nation," Trump wrote in his proclamation, according to The Hill.
"Therefore, on Columbus Day, we honor the skilled navigator and man of faith, whose courageous feat brought together continents and has inspired countless others to pursue their dreams and convictions — even in the face of extreme doubt and tremendous adversity."
President Donald Trump did not mention Native Americans during his proclamation of Columbus Day, in a break from his predecessor.
"The permanent arrival of Europeans to the Americas was a transformative event that undeniably and fundamentally changed the course of human history and set the stage for the development of our great Nation," Trump wrote in his proclamation, according to The Hill.
"Therefore, on Columbus Day, we honor the skilled navigator and man of faith, whose courageous feat brought together continents and has inspired countless others to pursue their dreams and convictions — even in the face of extreme doubt and tremendous adversity."
Columbus Day, though not recognized in every state, and has attracted some criticism over its celebration of the explorer's "discovery" of America. In recent times, there's been a push to renamed the holiday Indigenous Peoples' Day, to highlight those who already lived on this land before Columbus' arrival...
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Oh NO!!! Won’t their feelings be hurt?
Lol, Trump just really enjoys kicking the snow-flakes right in the nuts, doesn’t he?
Refreshing not having to hear pandering to every marginal group at every damned speech.
Why WOULD he mention them? None of them are called Columbus and none of them came from Europe.
I love this President.
Did they do anything special on this day?
No? Okay then.
Don’t their casinos do better than his?
“No pandering to every marginal group at every damned speech”
Amen to that, Grace! I am SO happy he has replaced the decades of constant sucking up to every minority, no matter how small, with praise of the US of A, its history, and its goodness.
That was kind of tongue-in-cheek.
I don’t think he should have pandered to them.
They’re Chinese who got lost.
Funny thing is Cody Steel Eyes was actually Sicilian.
he simply made a career of portraying of Native Americans but he was a European.
He kept it a secret.
Why? The natives “won” the war against the white man.
They get free land, NO TAXES and open up casinos, again tax free. Remind me again, who screwed who?
I was born in Anerica..that makes me a Native American..i was’nt offended in the least.
So what?
We don’t need any Columbus Day holiday as long as the Federal Govt gets Veterans Day off while all the veterans in the private sector have to work..........That always pissed me off!
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