Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn’t enthused at the idea of taking down statues of Christopher Columbus, saying the fight over historical monuments is better fought by erecting new ones.
It’s important to ask, “‘Why is there a statue of Christopher Columbus and not just one?’ Or, ‘Why don’t we honor the Lenape people of whom New York City originally belonged in the same or even similar proportion?’” the first-term New York Democrat told the Washington Examiner on Monday.
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