Vice President Kamala Harris In 2021 declared that the United States should not be “ashamed” of the “shameful past” of European settlers who, he said, exposed “waves of devastation to tribal nations.”
“Every October since 1934, the United States has recognized the journey of European explorers who first landed on American shores,” Harris said during the 78th Annual American Indian Conference on October 12, 2021.
His comments came a day later and as the nation celebrated Columbus Day that year Biden is the first president to officially recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day on the same holiday. Democratic President Franklin Delano Roosevelt made Columbus Day a national holiday in 1934, after lobbying by Italian Americans and the Catholic community.
Harris continued in her 2021 speech: “But that’s not the whole story. It was never the whole story.”
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Vice President Harris speaks at the 78th Annual American Indian Convention in 2021 at the National Convention. (White House)
“These explorers began a wave of devastation to tribal nations – violence, land theft and the spread of disease,” he continued. “We must not run away from this shameful past and we must shine a light on it and do everything we can to address the impact of the past on Indigenous communities today.”
Harris's insightful comments are spreading like wildfire on social media as the country celebrates Columbus Day on Monday.
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Harris' 2021 comments came after he said in 2019 that he supports efforts to name Indigenous Peoples' Day Columbus Day, Fox News Digital reported on Sunday.
“Count me in for support,” Harris told a voter when asked if she supported renaming Columbus Day “Indigenous Day,” footage of the event shows.
Portrait of Christopher Columbus, 1519. Found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Artist: Piombo, Sebastiano, del (1485-1547). (Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
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Harris cited recent legislation she helped write that makes lynching a federal crime in providing her response to New Hampshire voters.
“People don't want to confront and accept and, most importantly, recognize that we are a crime scene in this country in terms of what we did with slavery and Jim Crow and institutionalized racism, and we have to be honest about that,” he said . , according to The Washington Times in 2019. reported in “If we're not honest, we're not going to deal with all this harm, we're not going to take the right path, and we're not going to be truthful. Our values and morals.”
Vice President Kamala Harris poses during the Unite for America livestream rally in Farmington Hills, Michigan on September 19, 2024. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
“Likewise, when it comes to Native Americans, Native Americans, we still have a lot of work to do, and I appreciate and applaud your words and your efforts and count on me for support,” he highlighted. Your support for changing the name of the holiday.
Condemned Trump's campaign In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital on Sunday, Harris addressed her revealing 2019 comments.
Former President Trump speaks to supporters during a campaign event at Saginaw Valley State University on October 3, 2024 in Michigan. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
“Kamala Harris is the stereotypical leftist. She doesn’t just want to raise taxes and defund the police – she also wants to abolish American traditions like Columbus Day.” Trump Campaign National Press Secretary Carolyn Levitt.
“President Trump will ensure that Christopher Columbus’ great legacy is honored and will protect this holiday from radical leftists who, like Kamala Harris, want to erase our nation’s history.”
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An analysis of Harris' X-report for his vice presidency shows that he celebrated Indigenous Peoples' Day exclusively on Columbus Day every year while in office.
Columbus Day is a federal holiday that officially celebrates and recognizes the arrival of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus in America in 1492.
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Workers in recent years Columbus has worked to disassociate the day, claiming it celebrates colonialism and the genocide of indigenous peoples, in favor of celebrating Native Americans. Activists have also worked to remove statues of Columbus from cities, including demolishing these statues during the 2020 riots.
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