Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, faced criticism from some conservatives over a social media post commemorating Native American Day instead of Columbus Day—but his state was the first to end recognition of Columbus Day.
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South Dakota notably was the first state to end recognition of Columbus Day in 1990, when it established Native American Day. It is also among the states with the highest percentage of Native American populations. Still, Thune’s post sparked fury from some prominent conservatives.
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“Today we celebrate Native American Day. I’m proud to join South Dakotans in honoring the heritage and contributions of the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota people,” Thune wrote. He did not make a separate post about Columbus Day.
The post garnered significant attention on X, where many conservatives spoke out against his remarks. It was viewed more than 2 million times by Tuesday morning and had received more than 7,000 comments.
Conservative commentator Jesse Kelly was among those who criticized Thune, writing in a post: “REMINDER: South Dakota is over 60% Republican. They could send the most hardcore anti-communist to the senate. Instead, they send this loser over and over again because the red state GOP primary voter is the dumbest, laziest voter in America.”
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