There’s something fitting about this story of the rebirth of Columbus coming even as Democrat enclaves frantically tear down statues of Cesar Chavez over his pedophilia.
A new statue of Christopher Columbus went up on the White House grounds Sunday that was built using pieces from a monument to the Italian explorer that protesters destroyed six years ago.
The 13-foot, one-ton replica of a Columbus statue toppled in Baltimore in 2020 – then dumped into the city’s inner harbor – was commissioned by the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations and is part of the White House’s celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.
The statue has been placed outside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
Artists retrieved shards of marble belonging to the wrecked statue from the harbor that were used in the recreation – and reached out to the White House after officials in Baltimore refused to put the new monument up, according to the organization.
Cesar Chavez statues however are experiencing a bit of a market downturn. Here’s Milwaukee, where statue and all kinds of demolition, are pretty much a mandate.
The César Chávez statue in front of El Rey on Cesar Chavez Drive and Mineral Street has been taken down and removed.
In 1996, Milwaukee renamed a stretch of 16th Street as César Chávez Drive.
The statue was installed in 2016.
“We are going to replace this statue with one of a migrant family,” Villarreal said. “
Chavez was not a big fan of illegal aliens. So sure. Why not. Illegal aliens are very popular. Just ask the 2024 electorate.
– San Fernando city leaders moved quickly to remove a statue of César Chávez following newly reported sexual assault allegations against the late labor leader.
California State University San Marcos has covered a statue and signs honoring labor leader Cesar Chavez following sexual abuse allegations against him.
Fresno State University has covered up a statue of the late United Farm Workers co-founder and Latino civil rights icon Cesar Chavez on its campus following newly surfaced allegations of sexual abuse. The school is planning to fully remove the statue in the coming days.
I have a modest proposal. Melt down Chavez statues and turn them into Columbus statues.
Daniel Greenfield
Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism. Daniel became CEO of the David Horowitz Freedom Center in 2025.
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