{"id":2428424,"date":"2025-04-28T17:14:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T21:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-trolls-democratic-senator-with-the-sopranos-clip\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T17:15:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T21:15:43","slug":"white-house-trolls-democratic-senator-with-the-sopranos-clip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-trolls-democratic-senator-with-the-sopranos-clip\/","title":{"rendered":"White House trolls Democratic senator with &#8216;The Sopranos&#8217; clip"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fwhite-house-trolls-democratic-senator-with-the-sopranos-clip%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=2428424&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>The White House recently responded to Democratic Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, who criticized President Donald TrumpS plan to reinstate columbus Day. In a playful retort, the White House shared a clip from the television series *The Sopranos*, featuring a character&#8217;s staunch defense of christopher Columbus. Trump had declared that Columbus Day would be &#8220;brought back from the ashes,&#8221; aiming to celebrate Columbus&#8217;s arrival in America. Heinrich,who has advocated for transforming the holiday into Indigenous Peoples&#8217; Day,asserted that Trump&#8217;s initiative would not gain recognition in New Mexico. The *Sopranos* clip highlighted a character proclaiming columbus as a hero, underscoring the ongoing debate surrounding the holiday&#8217;s meaning. While Trump expressed frustration over recent actions by Democrats to diminish Columbus&#8217;s legacy, he suggested that Columbus would &#8220;make a major comeback&#8221; in light of the upcoming celebrations.  <\/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\">White House trolls Democratic senator with &lsquo;The Sopranos&rsquo; clip about Columbus 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_2106273\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> pushed back against Sen. Martin Heinrich&rsquo;s (D-NM) rebuke of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s call to reinstate the national celebration of Columbus Day, posting an iconic clip from <em>The Sopranos<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">television<\/a> series.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump announced on Sunday that he would bring back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/columbus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Columbus Day<\/a>, the second Monday in October, to celebrate Christopher Columbus discovering the United States, &ldquo;back from the ashes.&rdquo; On Monday morning, Heinrich, who previously advocated <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenatorHeinrich\/status\/1845821590358897086\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reframing the holiday<\/a> as &ldquo;Indigenous Peoples&rsquo; Day,&rdquo; wrote on X that Trump&rsquo;s push for Columbus Day would not be recognized in New Mexico. The White House&rsquo;s Rapid Response X account responded with a clip of Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) discussing the explorer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3393940\/melania-trump-backed-anti-pornography-bill-house-floor\/\">Melania Trump-backed anti-pornography bill heads to the House floor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3393924\/trump-approval-rating-reaction-republican-party\/\">Trump&#8217;s approval rating bristles Republican Party<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3393928\/maine-laurel-libby-supreme-court-action-censorship-transgender-athlete\/\">Maine lawmaker urges Supreme Court action in censorship dispute over transgender athlete<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G9sfcjGMhS\">https:\/\/t.co\/G9sfcjGMhS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wpLdqqUgH9\">pic.twitter.com\/wpLdqqUgH9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1916881749314781491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;[Columbus] discovered America is what he did,&rdquo; Soprano states in the clip. &ldquo;He was a brave Italian explorer, and in this house, Christopher Columbus is a hero. End of story!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>The Sopranos<\/em>, which aired for six seasons between 1999 and 2007, focuses on Soprano, an Italian-American who lives in New Jersey and tries to balance his family life with his work as a mob boss.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/3393527\/how-to-measure-trump-100-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"HOW TO MEASURE TRUMP&rsquo;S 100 DAYS?\">HOW TO MEASURE TRUMP&rsquo;S 100 DAYS?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a> became the first U.S. president to commemorate Indigenous Peoples Day <a href=\"https:\/\/bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2021\/10\/08\/a-proclamation-indigenous-peoples-day-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">in 2021<\/a> and issued similar proclamations throughout his presidency. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3187739\/biden-honors-columbus-italian-americans-proclamation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">He also recognized Columbus Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Truth Social, Trump lamented how Democrats did &ldquo;everything possible to destroy Christopher Columbus,&rdquo; including having his statues &ldquo;torn down.&rdquo; However, he wrote that the Italian explorer would &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114411157925493893\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">make a major comeback<\/a>,&rdquo; likely referring to this year&rsquo;s Columbus Day celebration on Oct. 13. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_2106273\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2106273\"}});<\/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>White House mocks Senator Heinrich with &#8216;The Sopranos&#8217; clip on Columbus Day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2428426,"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\/2025\/04\/Martin-Heinrich-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2428424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Martin-Heinrich-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428424","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2428424"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2428428,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428424\/revisions\/2428428"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2428426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2428424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2428424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2428424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}