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President Trump Calls For Christopher Columbus Statue To Return To City Of Columbus
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 9, 4:41 PM EDT
updated Oct 12, 12:45 AM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WBNS-TV, The Columbus Dispatch and WCMH-TV, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Trump weighs in on Columbus statue fight from White House · The Columbus DispatchOct 8, 8:00 PM EDT
President Trump calls for Christopher Columbus statue to return to city of Columbus · WBNS-TVOct 9, 4:41 PM EDT
Mixed reactions from Columbus residents after Trump calls for statue’s return · WCMH-TVOct 12, 12:45 AM EDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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How We Decided
Oct 10, 12:14 AM EDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 10, 12:45 AM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.