Jimmy Kimmel's people on the street have mixed views about new Supreme Court Justice Christopher Columbus

Pedestrian answers Columbus Day question on Jimmy Kimmel Live
(Image credit: Screenshot/YouTube/Jimmy Kimmel Live)

Monday was Columbus Day, and despite the good people of Los Angeles officially celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day instead, Jimmy Kimmel Live marked the occasion by pestering people on Hollywood Boulevard about Christopher Columbus, sort of. "I think of all the historical figures — there's George Washington, there's Lincoln, and Columbus might be the third that we might learn the most about in elementary school," Kimmel said. "So people should know who he is, right?" There's a lot going on in the country right now, he explained, so he decided to combine Columbus Day with the other big story. "We went out on the streets this afternoon and we asked people what they thought about Christopher Columbus being nominated to the Supreme Court," he said, and they had ... opinions. Watch below. Peter Weber

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.