Trey Gowdy Pushes Back on Call to Change Name of Columbus, Ohio, to ‘Flavortown’
Trey Gowdy, former House Oversight Committee chair, is weighing in on the name change of Columbus, Ohio, amid nationwide protests calling for the end to racial injustice. Martha MacCallum, the host of Fox News’ “The…
Trey Gowdy, former House Oversight Committee chair, is weighing in on the name change of Columbus, Ohio, amid nationwide protests calling for the end to racial injustice.
Martha MacCallum, the host of Fox News’ “The Story,” opened the segment noting the city took down the statue of Christopher Columbus, and now thousands of Americans are signing a petition to rename a town in the city “Flavortown,” in honor of Columbus native Guy Fieri.
MacCallum asked Gowdy if he believes this is a good name for the town.
Gowdy argued there is a way to recognize the past without glorifying it.
“There is a difference between remembering our past and romanticizing our past, between acknowledging our past and celebrating our past,” Gowdy said.
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Gowdy went on to mention Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), and Donald Beatty, Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court, as evidence of progress and a “new South Carolina.”