President Trump signs Columbus Day Proclamation during Cabinet Meeting (October 9, 2025) President Trump opened his cabinet meeting on Thursday by signing two proclamations honoring “legendary” Norse Viking Leif Erikson and the “legendary” Christopher Columbus, who the proclamation describes as “the original American hero, a giant of Western civilization, and one of the most gallant and visionary men to ever walk the face of the earth.” Leif Erikson Day is today, October 9, and Christopher Columbus Day is on Monday, October 13. No longer will Columbus’s memory be adulterated with so-called “Indigenous Peoples’ Day.” “In other words, we’re calling it Columbus today,” the President remarked while signing his proclamation, leading to cheers and applause from the whole room, including the press, he said. “That was the press that…
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