这座13英尺高、重1吨的复制品现在矗立在白宫草坪上，是特朗普”美国250周年”庆典的一部分。
作者：基拉·麦克唐纳、艾玛·科尔顿
福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年3月23日 美国东部时间下午3:24
六年前的2020年骚乱期间，一座哥伦布纪念碑被暴徒推倒并扔进巴尔的摩内港，如今白宫已重新安装了一座13英尺高的克里斯托弗·哥伦布雕像。
“在我们庆祝国家独立250周年之际，白宫自豪地在白宫草坪上为克里斯托弗·哥伦布树立一座当之无愧的雕像，以纪念他传奇的一生和遗产，”白宫发言人戴维斯·英格尔周一在接受福克斯新闻数字版采访时谈到这一新增景观时表示。
这座重1吨的雕像由意大利裔美国人主要组织联合会牵头制作，是特朗普政府”美国250周年”庆典的一部分，安放在艾森豪威尔行政办公楼北侧。
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这座13英尺高、重1吨的复制品现在矗立在白宫草坪上，是特朗普”美国250周年”庆典的一部分。(福克斯新闻)
据倡导意大利裔美国人权益的全国联盟COPOMIAO称，这座雕像部分由回收材料重建，周日在巴尔的摩官员拒绝将其归还该市小意大利区后，被安放在白宫。
唐纳德·特朗普总统致信COPOMIAO主席 basil M. Russo，感谢其捐赠雕像。他表示，这座高大的雕像被放置在另一件名为《自由冲锋》的艺术品旁，后者是”一座代表赢得美国独立的革命斗争的真人大小雕塑”。
“这些雕像代表了美国故事中鼓舞人心的历史进程，将永远纪念勇气、冒险和人类精神的最高抱负，以及我们出色的意大利裔美国社区的非凡自豪感，”他说。
在信中，特朗普总统还赞扬了哥伦布在塑造美国历史中的作用。
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这座克里斯托弗·哥伦布复制品雕像取代了2020年被暴徒扔进巴尔的摩内港的纪念碑。(福克斯新闻)
“克里斯托弗·哥伦布是美国最早的英雄之一，也是地球上最勇敢、最有远见的人之一，”他说。”1492年，在坚定的祈祷和坚定不移的毅力、决心指引下，哥伦布的航行将数千年的智慧、哲学、理性和文化横跨大西洋带入美洲，为不到三个世纪后的1776年7月4日西方文明的最终胜利铺平了道路。”
“我非常荣幸这座宏伟的雕像现在将矗立在白宫的草坪上，”他补充道。
2020年5月乔治·弗洛伊德去世后，全国各地被暴徒认定为”种族主义象征”的雕像和纪念碑遭到破坏、推倒和摧毁。俄勒冈州波特兰市的一座乔治·华盛顿雕像被推倒并纵火，弗吉尼亚州里士满的邦联纪念碑（包括杰斐逊·戴维斯和威廉·卡特·威克姆的雕像）也在抗议活动中成为目标。
Russo与意大利裔美国人组织联合领导了这项长达数月的项目，旨在纪念”意大利裔美国人的历史和文化”。这座最初的雕像由前总统里根于1984年揭幕，几十年后在独立日被拆除，原因是批评者指责哥伦布1492年抵达美洲导致数百万原住民死亡。
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2020年7月4日星期六，巴尔的摩小意大利区附近，克里斯托弗·哥伦布雕像从基座上被拆除并拖入琼斯瀑布。(Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
“哥伦布雕像长期以来一直是1800多万意大利裔美国人的骄傲和文化认同的象征，”Russo表示。”一个多世纪以来，哥伦布的遗产帮助意大利移民应对偏见和苦难，在他们在美国建立新生活时成为团结和归属感的源泉。1891年新奥尔良私刑事件后，全国开始推动意大利裔美国人的接纳和同化，正是这一历史背景让这些纪念碑具有重要意义。”
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英格尔补充说，政府将继续努力保护哥伦布的遗产。
“特朗普总统正确地称赞克里斯托弗·哥伦布是’美国最早的英雄、西方文明的伟人，以及地球上最勇敢和最有远见的人之一’，”他说。”在白宫，克里斯托弗·哥伦布是一位英雄，特朗普总统将确保他世世代代都受到这样的荣誉。”
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Trump turns 2020 statue wars on their head with Columbus monument revival
The 13-foot, one-ton replica now stands on White House grounds as part of Trump’s America250 celebrations.
By Kiera McDonald, Emma Colton
Fox News
Published March 23, 2026 3:24pm EDT
The White House has installed a 13-foot statue of Christopher Columbus after the monument was torn down by rioters and tossed in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor nearly six years ago amid the 2020 riots.
“As we celebrate our Nation’s 250th anniversary of independence, the White House is proud to honor Christopher Columbus’s legendary life and legacy with a well-deserved statue on the White House grounds,” White House spokesperson Davis Ingle told Fox News Digital on Monday of the new addition to the White House’s grounds.
The one-ton statue, spearheaded by the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations, is part of the Trump administration’s America250 celebrations and sits on the north side of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
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The 13-foot, one-ton replica now stands on White House grounds as part of Trump’s America250 celebrations.(Fox News)
Rebuilt in part from salvaged pieces, the statue was installed at the White House on Sunday after Baltimore officials declined to restore it to the city’s Little Italy neighborhood, according to COPOMIAO, which is a national coalition of Italian American groups that advocate for their communities.
President Donald Trump sent a letter thanking COPOMIAO President Basil M. Russo for the statue. He said the tall figure was placed next to another piece of art called Freedom’s Charge, which he said is “a life-size sculpture representing the revolutionary struggle to win America’s independence.”
“These statues represent the inspiring historical progression of the American story and will stand as an eternal memorial to courage, adventure, and the noblest aspirations of the human spirit as well as the extraordinary pride of our wonderful Italian American community,” he said.
In the letter, President Trump also praised Columbus’ role in shaping the nation’s history.
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The Christopher Columbus replica statue replaces the monument rioters tossed into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor in 2020.(Fox News)
“Christopher Columbus was the original American hero and one of the most gallant and visionary men to ever walk the face of the Earth,” he said. “Guided by steadfast prayer and unwavering fortitude and resolve, Columbus’ voyage in 1492 carried thousands of years of wisdom, philosophy, reason, and culture across the Atlantic into the Americas—paving the way for the ultimate triumph of Western civilization less than three centuries later on July 4, 1776.”
“I am truly honored that this magnificent statue will now sit on the grounds of the White House,” he added.
In the wake of George Floyd’s death in May 2020, statues and monuments identified by rioters as “racist” were vandalized, toppled, and destroyed across the country. A George Washington statue in Portland, Oregon, was toppled and set on fire, while Confederate monuments in Richmond, Virginia, including those of Jefferson Davis and Williams Carter Wickham, were also targeted during the protests.
Russo, in coordination with the Italian American Organizations United, led the months-long project to honor “Italian American history and culture.” The original statue, unveiled in 1984 by Former President Ronald Reagan, was torn down decades later on Independence Day amid criticism over Columbus’ 1492 arrival and the deaths of millions of Indigenous people.
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Remains of the Christopher Columbus statue near Little Italy after it was ripped from its pedestal and dragged into the Jones Falls by protesters in Baltimore on Saturday, July 4, 2020.(Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
“Columbus statues have long stood as symbols of pride and cultural identity for more than 18 million Americans of Italian descent,” Russo said. “For over a century, Columbus’s legacy helped Italian immigrants navigate prejudice and hardship, serving as a source of unity and belonging as they built new lives in this country. Columbus Day itself emerged in the aftermath of the 1891 New Orleans lynching, when 11 Italian immigrants were killed by a mob of thousands, an event that prompted a national effort to promote the acceptance and assimilation of Italian Americans. This history remains central to why these monuments matter.”
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Ingle added that the administration will continue its efforts to preserve Columbus’ legacy.
“President Trump has rightly hailed Christopher Columbus 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,’” he said. “In this White House, Christopher Columbus is a hero, and President Trump will ensure he’s honored as such for generations to come.”
Kiera McDonald is a Production Assistant for Fox News Digital.
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