周五，特朗普总统在白宫主持哥伦布日庆祝活动，再次力推纪念这位意大利探险家，尽管围绕其历史评价的争议已持续多年。
President Trump is hosting a Columbus Day celebration at the White House on Friday, renewing his push to honor the Italian explorer amid years of debate over his legacy.
数月前，特朗普下令在白宫草坪上竖立一座13英尺高的哥伦布雕像，该雕像仿制了2020年遭抗议者推倒并抛入巴尔的摩港的那座纪念碑。
The event comes months after Trump installed a 13-foot statue of Christopher Columbus on White House grounds — a replica of a monument that protesters toppled and threw into Baltimore’s harbor in 2020.
特朗普一直极力维护这一联邦假日，并反对用“原住民日”来取代或并行庆祝该节日的提议。原住民日旨在纪念美洲原住民以及欧洲殖民带来的影响。庆祝仪式定于美国东部时间上午11点在白宫东厅举行。
The president has championed the federal holiday and criticized efforts to replace or share its observance with Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which recognizes Native Americans and the impact of European colonization. The celebration is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. EDT in the East Room.