Staff Reports
Columbus Day always seems to set off the same predictable fireworks on the left, and this year was no different. The real headline wasn’t about statues or school calendars — it was Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent answering Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s letters with a tone and a sign-off that left the grievance industry sputtering. If you like watching lefty outrage implode on itself, this was prime-time material.
Bessent’s smackdown: substance wrapped in sarcasm
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent didn’t just send another bureaucratic note. He politely told Sen. Elizabeth Warren that her letter “adds to the mounting body of evidence of your complete paucity of knowledge about financial markets,” and suggested maybe she take an intro economics course. Then he capped it off with “Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day in advance to you and your family.” That line was the mic drop — equal parts fact and deliciously pointed theater.
Why this matters
This wasn’t a personal jab so much as a reminder that competence still matters in public debate. We have a senator who built a career on a false claim about heritage and who loves performative letters to federal officials. We now have a Treasury Secretary who answers with facts and a little sting. In an era when Democrats wield identity like a hammer and treat entire communities as voting blocs, seeing someone push back with clarity and wit is refreshing.
Columbus Day, renaming, and the politics of grievance
The push to rename Columbus Day “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” is a symptom, not a cause. It shows how the left prefers symbolism over substance. Rename a holiday and you get virtue points without solving problems. Democrats and their media allies fling renamings around while treating Native Americans and other groups as electoral math, not citizens with real needs. If the left truly cared about indigenous communities, they’d stop the performative culture war and actually deliver results.
Don’t let the woke crowd rewrite common sense
Call it Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day — the point is we should remember history and argue about it like grown-ups. If you want to celebrate heritage, eat the food, learn the history, and help people living today. Meanwhile, it’s nice to see President Trump’s team — including officials like Secretary Bessent, Secretary of State Rubio, and Vice President Vance — call out the performative nonsense. Celebrate American history, mock the absurdity when it’s earned, and don’t let the woke mob bully common sense into silence. Happy Columbus Day — have a slice of pizza and enjoy the debate.
