Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani defended Christopher Columbus and the celebration of Columbus Day, telling Newsmax the holiday remains an important tribute to courage, discovery, and the Italian-American spirit.
Appearing Monday on “Carl Higbie FRONTLINE,” Giuliani said efforts to defame Columbus ignore the historical context of his voyages and the transformative impact they had on world history.
“The Columbus Day parade is enormously important to us,” Giuliani said. “It’s completely ridiculous to defame Columbus on things that he did or didn’t do wrong — things we’re not even sure of — that were quite a bit routine, if not wrong but accepted, in that day and age.”
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