”The tragedy is a political party and a movement that has ripped down our statues, our monuments, our holidays, our heroes, our heritage.”
White supremacy dog whistle.
Columbus was a rapist and murderer. Confederate statues were erected during Jim Crow. The "heritage" of the US is one of subjugation of non-white people (a definition that has changed multiple times).
Sliwa did his job by stealing those Cummo votes.