President Donald Trump, in his October 9, 2025 White House Proclamation, wrote, “Today our Nation honors the legendary Christopher Columbus, the original American hero, a giant of Western civilization, and one of the most gallant and visionary men to ever walk the face of the earth.” The proclamation officially designates Monday, October 13, 2025, as Columbus Day, making it the only official holiday in October and effectively removing Indigenous Peoples Day from federal recognition.
Columbus Day has been a federal holiday since 1934 and was never abolished, but Trump’s action signaled that his administration will no longer recognize Indigenous Peoples Day. That observance had been introduced by President Biden in 2021, when he became the first U.S. president to issue a proclamation recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day alongside Columbus Day.
When President Trump signed the declaration, he announced, “We’re back, Italians,” during a Cabinet meeting at the White House. The proclamation described Christopher Columbus as “a true American hero,” directly rejecting efforts in recent years to replace the holiday with Indigenous Peoples Day.
President Trump’s 2025 Columbus Day Proclamation honors Christopher Columbus as “the original American hero, a giant of Western civilization,” and pledges to “reclaim his extraordinary legacy of faith, courage, perseverance, and virtue from the left-wing arsonists who have sought to destroy his name.”
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