Kamala Harris’ past support for renaming Columbus Day resurfaces as Trump campaign bashes ‘radical leftists’
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Vice President Kamala Harris’ past statements in support of renaming Columbus Day resurfaced Monday, prompting the Trump campaign and others to accuse her of trying to “cancel American traditions.”
During the Democratic nominee’s failed 2020 presidential campaign and vice presidential tenure, she repeatedly said in public remarks that she was supportive of labeling the federal holiday “Indigenous Peoples’ Day.”
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