U.S. Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, triggered a wave of anger from online leftists with a simple Columbus Day post.
On Monday, Gill was among those who celebrated publicly, much to the displeasure of those who abhor Christopher Columbus.
Look:
Christopher Columbus is one of the great men of world history.
Guided by faith in Christ, our European ancestors came to the New World, settled wild lands, and built western civilization.
Our history and our culture are exceptional– and we’re no longer apologizing for it. https://t.co/Fi3iBoVAZy
— Brandon Gill (@realBrandonGill) October 12, 2026
“Christopher Columbus is one of the great men of world history. Guided by faith in Christ, our European ancestors came to the New World, settled wild lands, and built western civilization. Our history and our culture are exceptional– and we’re no longer apologizing for it,” he wrote.
It took no time at all for the responses to come in:
We can celebrate western civilization and the incredible nation we built without acting like Columbus was some flawless saint, because blindly worshipping historical figures instead of looking at the hard facts is just lazy patriotis
— Nicholas Merten
(@NicholasMertenK) October 12, 2026
Who the flying F was apologizing for it to begin with retard? Come election time all you fake culture warriors start beating the drum of “western civilization“. We all know that it is the civilization that built the modern world and nobody has ever apologized for it except in…
— Bobby P Manzini, M.D (@BobbyPManziniMD) October 12, 2026
Really?
No shit!
Columbus was not a nice guy.
Read Historia de las Indias (History of the Indies) by Bishop Bartolomé de las Casas. He reported that Columbus was overcome by greed, which blinded him to Christian ethics when dealing with Native Americans.
De las Casas held…
— Gilberto Pagán Jr. (@RUalumnus) October 12, 2026
Italians, Spaniards put up a statue to Columbus, live in “little Italies” and we give them a holiday and applaud.
Other cultures celebrate their heroes and you say they are not assimilating and not “real Americans”. Make up your damn mind.
— John_Podesta (@jhpodesta) October 12, 2026
Hah not having quite the response you were hoping for Brandon? No one has accused you of being intelligent, but you just keep fueling the fire.
— Nevrogue (@Nevrogue_) October 12, 2026
Lol
You, evidently, think that the Disney-fied version is reality.But it makes sense because you have the mind of a child.
Read a current history book. Dummy.
— BelieveInScience
(@ProDemocracyy) October 12, 2026
