Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent paid tribute to Christopher Columbus’s expedition and bashed what he called the “radical left’s” attempt to erase his legacy from the national holiday.

“More than five centuries ago, the son of a wool weaver from Genoa sailed westward to widen the boundaries of the known world. Across a vast and punishing Atlantic, the voyage exhausted the patience of its crew, but never the conviction of its captain. Christopher Columbus kept going,” Bessent posted on X. “Two hundred and fifty years after America’s founding, we still marvel at the restless spirit of discovery that revealed the New World to the Old. President Trump has defended Columbus against the radical left’s campaign to erase his legacy. Now, Columbus again stands where he belongs — within the great procession of figures who shaped our national story. Happy Columbus Day. Sail On.”