'Christopher Columbus embodying Trump and Meloni's supremacist fantasies is no coincidence'
- Posted on January 9, 2026
- By Le Monde
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'Christopher Columbus embodying Trump and Meloni's supremacist fantasies is no coincidence'

OP-ED. 'Debated Figures' (1/5). Once praised by French traditionalist Catholics, the 'discoverer of America' is now celebrated by American and Italian leaders, writes historian Romain Bertrand.