There may not be enough space atop Mount Rushmore for all of President Trump’s devoted supporters.
The use of a living person’s picture on US money has been prohibited by law since 1866.
Despite these setbacks, lawmakers have introduced bills to have their colossal leader immortalized in stone and included in legal coinage. Trump may replace Benjamin Franklin on the $100 note or appear on a $250 bill that has not yet been created, according to some plans. Although it is highly unlikely that any of these proposals will become laws, they do represent a pattern of related attempts to appease the president.
A Trump Train
A different proposal that has been formally introduced in the legislature would delay the transfer of monies to the Washington Metro Area Transit Authority (WMATA) until it is changed to “WMAGA.” The far more common moniker for the Washington, DC, Metrorail commuter train would be changed to the “Trump Train.”
Accounts of Trump
Occasionally, merely uttering the words “MAGA” is insufficient. Every new baby may receive a Trump Account, but nobody should expect to ride the Trump Train near the White House any time soon. Capitol Hill’s initial version of the megabill parodied Democratic plans to provide a monetary gift to every American newborn. The original intention was to refer to these funds as “MAGA Accounts.” This measure was renamed to “Trump Accounts” in the House-approved version. The proposal’s fate is in the hands of the Senate.
The Trump birthday procession
Also, the president will be the recipient of a lavish birthday celebration paid for by the public. On June 14, which is also Trump’s birthday, there will be a stunning military show to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States Army and Flag Day.
“I view it for Flag Day, not necessarily my birthday,” Trump told NBC News in a recent interview. “It was assembled by someone.”
Making both Trump’s birthday and Flag Day official holidays is another legislative idea.
Fighter jet owned by Trump
Another possibility is a fighter plane with an homage to Trump’s administration.
The F-47 is its official designation. One of the generals’ titles was chosen. In addition, the number is stunning. At a ceremony in the Oval Office to announce Boeing’s new contract to produce a sixth-generation fighter, Trump made the announcement about the F-47.
For the 47th presidency, Trump is serving in his second term.
No, the F-14 Tomcat was not meant to honor the 14th president of the United States in the same way that the F-16 Fighting Falcon was meant to honor Abraham Lincoln.
Referring to Mount Rushmore
Putting Trump on the South Dakota granite face of Mount Rushmore—which also commemorates George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Lincoln—has been discussed, at least in conservative media groups.
“Will President Trump’s likeness ever be on Mount Rushmore? That’s a question that many people ask. Are you in agreement?” Fox News anchor and ex-RNC official Lara Trump—Trump’s daughter-in-law—asked Doug Burgum, the secretary of the interior.
It was Burgum’s assertion—”Well, they certainly have room for it there”—that was challenged by facts.
A spokeswoman for the National Park Service informed the Argus Leader in 2020 that the rock face has been thoroughly studied for its structural stability over the previous several decades in collaboration with an engineering firm. As a result, there is no longer any room to carve. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum has finished creating the monument.
Kristi Noem, the governor of South Dakota at the time, knew Trump would like the $1,100 bust of Mount Rushmore that featured his likeness, so she handed it to him during his first term in office. He appointed her secretary of homeland security.
It’s no secret that Trump wants his name plastered all over the place.
In exotic locales like India, Indonesia, and the Middle East, Trump’s eponymous firm is eyeing residential, hotel, and golf developments. In addition, his initials serve as the stock symbol for the corporation that operates his social networking site.
The United Kingdom is one country that pays tribute to its sovereign using coinage that displays real people’s faces.
Some people, including Trump himself, have become very wealthy thanks to a memecoin, which Trump already holds. Earlier last month, he held a contentious “personal time” event at his Trump-branded golf club to honor the company’s top investors.
Imagine an airport instead.
Dulles Airport would become the second airport in the Washington, DC area to be named after a Republican if another proposal on Capitol Hill were to rename it after Trump. In 1998, President Bill Clinton signed into law the bipartisan measure renaming Washington National Airport after Ronald Reagan. In the end, both parties supported the contentious measure.
The Reagan Legacy Project of the Americans for Tax Reform, a conservative organization, began the airport campaign last year as part of a larger endeavor to get his name on structures and his likeness on Mount Rushmore, according to AWN’s reporting from the time.
In lieu of that airport, some Democrats proposed renaming Reagan National Airport to the Pentagon or Dulles International Airport, among others. Some have argued that the naming of a new office building and an aircraft carrier after Reagan—the Nimitz class—is sufficient recognition of his legacy.
The process of having an airport named after someone may be lengthy and well-coordinated. Even though he had been out of office for a decade, Reagan was still very much alive and afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease.
In ten years, will Trump still have the steam to continue naming things?
