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G_j

(40,366 posts) Wed Oct 11, 2017, 08:47 AM Oct 2017

President Donald J. Trump Proclaims October 9, 2017, as Columbus Day

https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/10/06/president-donald-j-trump-proclaims-october-9-2017-columbus-day

COLUMBUS DAY, 2017

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

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President Donald J. Trump Proclaims October 9, 2017, as Columbus Day (Original Post) G_j Oct 2017 OP

It's what they do. Weekend Warrior Oct 2017 #1

Does the Moron think that he personally invented Columbus Day? procon Oct 2017 #2

I am in Spain right now....Actually tomorrow Oct. 12th is Columbus Day.... Pachamama Oct 2017 #3

Huh? mrs_p Oct 2017 #4

Weekend Warrior

(1,301 posts)

1. It's what they do.

Reply to G_j (Original post)

Wed Oct 11, 2017, 08:50 AM

Oct 2017

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/10/09/presidential-proclamation-columbus-day-2015

procon

(15,805 posts)

2. Does the Moron think that he personally invented Columbus Day?

Reply to G_j (Original post)

Wed Oct 11, 2017, 09:07 AM

Oct 2017

Shh... Columbus Day became a federal holiday in 1937, but don't tell Trump.

Pachamama

(16,884 posts)

3. I am in Spain right now....Actually tomorrow Oct. 12th is Columbus Day....

Reply to G_j (Original post)

Wed Oct 11, 2017, 09:31 AM

Oct 2017

Just saying....

mrs_p

(3,014 posts)

4. Huh?

Reply to G_j (Original post)

Wed Oct 11, 2017, 09:43 AM

Oct 2017

It was already on my calendar and has been every year since I can remember (though, I never got a day off for it until I went to college in NYC).

So confused.

Is it a new Columbus Day?

ETA. I see Obama did it too. Kind of weird to me.

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