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Episode 105

Trump Embraces Columbus Day: Italians Rejoice

October 12th, 2026

22 mins 3 secs

Season 2

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About this Episode

Trump proclaimed Columbus Day with no mention of Indigenous Peoples' Day, and Paul Kengor says Italian Americans noticed. This is a Weekend Spectator conversation from The American Spectator and Restoration of America. Kengor walks through how Columbus Day started in 1892 after a mob lynched 11 Italian immigrants in New Orleans, tells the story of his own family's stowaway journey from Calabria and the Klan on their lawn, and explains why the left treats Columbus as a symbol to tear down Western civilization. Grace asks what young people are hearing in school, and they finish on Italian Heritage Month.