NEW: President Trump puts a spotlight on the Christopher Columbus statue he placed just steps from the White House: "I did this in Honor of the Italian American Community." Trump praises Italian Americans as "Industrious, brilliant, wonderful people," adding that the tribute is something "they have greatly appreciated." The 13-foot, one-ton replica was installed outside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in March as part of the America250 celebrations. It was rebuilt in part from salvaged pieces after the original Baltimore monument was toppled and thrown into the Inner Harbor during protests in 2020.