Trump Aides Consider Putting His Name on Ford's Theatre, Site of Lincoln Assassination
Officials are weighing sites with an easier legal path to renaming, while Ford's Theatre has already prompted behind-the-scenes uproar, sources said.
- Trump administration officials are reportedly circulating a list of government sites for potential renaming, with Ford's Theatre among the locations discussed, MS NOW reported on Wednesday.
- An anonymous former administration official told MS NOW that staffers are pitching flattering ideas to 'get on the president's good side,' following Trump's previous unsuccessful attempts to rename the Kennedy Center.
- Ford's Theatre, where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, presents significant legal hurdles; a formal renaming would likely require an act of Congress under a statute signed by President Richard Nixon in 1970.
- The White House and Interior Department deny the report as 'completely false,' though officials have reportedly discussed adding Trump's name to Dulles International Airport in Virginia and Penn Station in New York.
- Online reactions reflect a mix of criticism over the proposed self-promotion and irony regarding the tragedy's location, while Republican lawmakers have previously proposed legislation to rename Dulles airport after Trump.
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MSNowDNC: Trump Wants to Name Ford's Theatre After Himself
MSNow, a fake news outlet, reported this morning that President Trump is looking to attach his name to buildings in DC, specifically at Ford’s Theatre, where Lincoln was assassinated. While that is ridiculous, some will believe it, and we will hear more of this until the election. You can see why they are barred and […] The post MSNowDNC: Trump Wants to Name Ford’s Theatre After Himself appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.
Report: Trump Now Wants His Name On Ford’s Theatre
MS Now reports: As President Donald Trump fights to rename the Kennedy Center after himself, administration officials are circulating a list of government sites that could have his name affixed to them in some way, according to people familiar with the effort. One landmark that has emerged in the discussions among administration officials has raised … The post Report: Trump Now Wants His Name On Ford’s Theatre appeared first on Joe.My.God..
Trump Team Reportedly Eyes Putting His Name on Ford's Theatre, Site of Lincoln Assassination
Officials reportedly discussed putting Donald Trump's name on Washington's Ford's Theatre, but the White House and Interior Department deny that any such plan is under consideration.
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