Donald Trump to bring national holiday 'back from ashes' but people spot problem

Irish Daily Star

28-04-2025

President Donald Trump says he will bring a national holiday "back from the ashes" - though people are spotting a problem with the POTUS' plan.
In a post to Truth Social, the social media app established by
Trump
following his ban from
X
, the sitting president confirmed he would reinstate Columbus Day "under the same rules" as it had been originally presented.
But the public are finding a problem with the plan to reinstate the holiday, which Trump promises will be a "major comeback" for the celebration. Several people have pointed out the reinstatement of the holiday will not, in fact,
reinstate the holiday
, as the day of celebration was never outlawed.
Trump's post to Truth Social reads: "I'm bringing Columbus Day back from the ashes. The Democrats did everything possible to destroy Christopher Columbus, his reputation, and all of the Italians that love him so much.
"They tore down his statues, and put up nothing but 'WOKE,' or even worse, nothing at all" Well, you'll be happy to know, Christopher is going to make a major comeback. I am hereby reinstating Columbus Day under the same rules, dates, and locations, as it has had for all of the many decades before!"
Columbus Day is a federal holiday which celebrates the arrival of Columbus to the Americas on October 12, 1492. Some states including Colorado, Hawaii, and New Mexico, do not celebrate the day and instead host an Indigenous Peoples' Day.
Other days of celebration are also held as an alternative to Columbus Day, with Columbus, Ohio, choosing to honor veterans instead of the city's namesake.
It became a federal holiday in 1937, which means the only people guaranteed a paid day off are federal employees, as government offices will be closed, as well as banks.
Members of the public on X have pointed out Trump would not be bringing the holiday "back from the ashes" as it had already been celebrated by previous president
Joe Biden
.
President Trump's claim of bringing back the holiday was ridiculed by some (file)
(Image: Getty Images)
One user wrote: "Judging by Trump's approval ratings, most Americans have already caught on to his performative b******t. Anyway, the truth is, Columbus Day didn't go anywhere. Here's Biden celebrating it just last year."
Another quoted Trump's decision to reinstate the holiday and added a clown emoji to the end of the quote. Other users have suggested Trump is "insane" for claiming he will revive a holiday still actively practiced in parts of the US.
One person even joked Trump would "announce that he has revived Christmas" in future. Another said it was "misleading" for Trump to claim he was reintroducing the federal holiday.
But not everyone was disappointed to see Trump claim he would reinstate Columbus Day, with some hoping it would see further holidays added to the calendar.
One wrote: "Leif Erickson should have his own day! Or what about our country's namesake he doesn't even his own day." Another user posted a GIF of The Sopranos' character Tony Soprano, who is seen saying: "In this house, Christopher Columbus is a hero."