From the New York Post: A new statue of Christopher Columbus went up on the White House grounds Sunday that was built using pieces from a monument to the Italian explorer that protesters destroyed six years ago.
The 13-foot, one-ton replica of a Columbus statue toppled in Baltimore in 2020 – then dumped into the city’s inner harbor – was commissioned by the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations and is part of the White House’s celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.
The statue has been placed outside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
Artists retrieved shards of marble belonging to the wrecked statue from the harbor that were used in the recreation – and reached out to the White House after officials in Baltimore refused to put the new monument up, according to the organization.
The Conference of President of Major Italian American Organizations announced in a press release Sunday afternoon that the new statue has been installed outsidet he Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
Christopher Columbus statue installed on the White House grounds early Sunday morning.
This was placed in response to the statue of him that was toppled in Baltimore by rioting leftists in 2020.
John A. Pica, president of Italian American Organizations United, a Baltimore group… pic.twitter.com/xnuij7NSjU
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President Trump sent a letter to COPOMIAO President Basil M. Russo on Sunday, thanking him for the new statue.
President Trump wrote a letter Sunday, thanking the organization that recreated the statue of Christopher Columbus, which BLM rioters destroyed 6 years ago.
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The recreated version of a Christopher Columbus statue that was toppled in Baltimore by racial justice protesters in 2020 was installed on the White House grounds, continuing President Trump’s efforts to reshape the look of the complex. https://t.co/7PnXabTRrr
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) March 22, 2026
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