{"id":2354759,"date":"2024-10-14T15:54:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T19:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-says-harris-will-cancel-columbus-day-for-indigenous-peoples-day-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-14T15:56:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T19:56:10","slug":"gop-says-harris-will-cancel-columbus-day-for-indigenous-peoples-day-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-says-harris-will-cancel-columbus-day-for-indigenous-peoples-day-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP says Harris will \u2018cancel\u2019 Columbus Day for Indigenous Peoples Day &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-says-harris-will-cancel-columbus-day-for-indigenous-peoples-day-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2354759&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republicans are criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris for her support\u2063 of renaming \u200cColumbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day, accusing her of attempting to\u200d &#8220;cancel American traditions.&#8221; The Trump campaign responded swiftly,\u200c attacking Harris \u200das a &#8220;stereotypical leftist&#8221; who wants to eliminate such holidays.\u200c Harris has expressed her \u200dsupport for renaming the holiday since 2019, emphasizing\u2064 the\u200b importance of honoring Indigenous peoples and their contributions on\u2062 this day. Republicans have illustrated\u2064 the partisan\u2063 divide in perspectives on this issue, \u2063celebrating Columbus Day while Democrats advocate\u2062 for Indigenous Peoples Day. Some GOP members \u2062have vowed to maintain Columbus Day as a traditional holiday, reflecting continuing tensions over historical narratives and\u2064 cultural recognition in American society.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">GOP says Harris will &lsquo;cancel&rsquo; Columbus Day for Indigenous Peoples Day<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1792099\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Republicans are hitting out against Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> for her support to rename <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3187739\/biden-honors-columbus-italian-americans-proclamation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Columbus Day<\/a>, accusing the Democratic presidential nominee of wanting to &ldquo;cancel American traditions.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s campaign was quick to decry Harris&rsquo;s past comments supporting a change to designate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/2435372\/today-is-and-always-will-be-columbus-day-and-should-be-acknowledged-as-such\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>second Monday in October<\/a> as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/native-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Indigenous Peoples Day<\/a>, calling the Democratic challenger a &ldquo;stereotypical leftist.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Not only does she want to raise taxes and defund the police &mdash; she also wants to cancel American traditions like Columbus Day,&rdquo; Karoline Leavitt, the national press secretary for Trump&rsquo;s campaign, said in a statement. &ldquo;President Trump will make sure Christopher Columbus&rsquo; great legacy is honored and protect this holiday from radical leftists who want to erase our nation&rsquo;s history like Kamala Harris.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Harris has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vanita-gupta-says-she-backs-15-livable-wage-her-family-business-pays-mexicans-1-30-an-hour\/\" title=\"Vanita Gupta Says She Backs  \u2018Livable Wage.\u2019 Her Family Business Pays Mexicans .30 an Hour.\">repeatedly expressed support<\/a> for renaming the federal holiday, beginning in 2019, when the then-senator and Democratic presidential candidate told voters in New Hampshire to &ldquo;count me in on support for the idea.&rdquo; Since then, Harris has posted online to celebrate the holiday &mdash; specifically calling it Indigenous Peoples Day rather than Columbus Day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On Indigenous Peoples&rsquo; Day, we honor Tribal Nations and the invaluable contributions of Indigenous peoples,&rdquo; she posted on X in 2021.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On Indigenous Peoples&rsquo; Day, we pay respect to Tribal Nations and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-parents-on-new-social-studies-curriculum-our-children-cannot-escape-leftist-messaging\/\" title=\"Wisconsin Parents On New Social Studies Curriculum: \u2018Our Children Cannot Escape Leftist Messaging\u2019\">indigenous history<\/a>,&rdquo; she said in 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump and other Republicans also reposted comments made by Harris in 2021 urging the United States not to &ldquo;shy away from this shameful past&rdquo; by pointing to a &ldquo;wave of destruction for tribal nations&rdquo; that was brought with European explorers when they discovered the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other Republicans criticized those comments from Harris, including Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kamala calls Columbus Day part of our &lsquo;shameful past&rsquo; that &lsquo;ushered in a wave of devastation &hellip; perpetrating violence, stealing land, and spreading disease,&rsquo;&rdquo; he said in a post on X. &ldquo;This clip is such a stereotype of leftwing woke crazy that I assumed it was AI. It&rsquo;s 100% real.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>An analysis of statements from both Republicans and Democrats reveals the partisan divide between the two parties, with Republicans wishing supporters a &ldquo;Happy Columbus Day,&rdquo; while Democrats offer the same sentiment for Indigenous Peoples Day. And some Republicans have indicated they would never support changing the name.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With President Trump, &lsquo;it will always be Columbus Day,&rsquo;&rdquo; Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Lancegooden\/status\/1845848433015304417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said in a post on X<\/a>. &ldquo;With Kamala, American traditions like Columbus Day will be eliminated. We can&rsquo;t let that happen. Happy Columbus Day!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepTroyNehls\/status\/1845861237017505882\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>also posted<\/a> a video of Trump speaking with supporters in 2019 to ensure &ldquo;it will always be Columbus Day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s #ColumbusDay. End of story,&rdquo; the House Judiciary GOP <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/judiciarygop\/status\/1845842304055099858?s=46&amp;t=MTrDtzIBhaRIRlYG2dC8oQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>posted on its X account<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The debate over what the holiday should be called has long been a part of U.S. politics as lawmakers have disagreed on whether to commemorate explorer Christopher Columbus&rsquo;s arrival in the Americas. However, there has been a shift in recent years to dedicate the holiday to honor the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/environmental-groups-cheer-keystone-shutdown-now-demand-biden-shut-down-all-pipelines\/\" title=\"Environmental Groups Cheer Keystone Shutdown, Now Demand Biden Shut Down All Pipelines\">indigenous people<\/a> and commemorate their histories instead.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers have introduced legislation to rename the holiday, although those efforts have not been successful. However, President Joe Biden made history as the first president to issue a proclamation in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Harris&rsquo;s campaign for comment. As of Monday afternoon, Harris had not made any public statements about the federal holiday. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1792099\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1792099\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP claims Harris aims to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day, criticizing her for wanting to erase American traditions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2354760,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kamala-Harris-4.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[42933,6203,4021,42988,32076],"class_list":["post-2354759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-columbus-day","tag-gop","tag-harris","tag-indigenous-peoples-day","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kamala-Harris-4.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2354759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354759\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2354760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2354759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2354759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2354759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}