Trump Recalls How Residents Defended a Christopher Columbus Statue During a W.H. Event Celebrating Italian American Heritage

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TRUMP: “I think I probably got close to a hundred percent of the Italian vote. Can you imagine? And whoever I didn’t get, they’re in hiding. You saw what happened in Jersey City, where they went to rip down the statue of Christopher Columbus that was up a long time. Let’s say that some of your rougher members of your community stood around it, say, come on, let’s go, let’s go, come on, let’s try to — did you see that? That was the coolest thing. And, by the way, it’s still standing. It’s still standing.”