Trump administration officials are circulating a list of government sites that could potentially have the president’s name added to them, according to a report.
One of the sites in consideration is Ford’s Theater, where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, MS Now reported, citing people familiar with the discussions.
White House officials will apparently pitch renaming buildings after Trump as a way to get on the president’s good side, a former administration official told the outlet.
“They know flattery gets them everything,” the ex-official said.
It was not immediately clear how officials hoped to attach Trump’s name to the theater, which is owned by the Interior Department and maintained by the National Park Service. An administration official told the outlet that the idea had been discussed, but they didn’t know where it stood.
Trump officials are reportedly considering adding President Donald Trump’s name to Ford’s Theater, where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
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Trump officials are reportedly considering adding President Donald Trump’s name to Ford’s Theater, where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated (AFP via Getty Images)
Administration officials are also looking into buildings and other government sites that they could easily add Trump’s name to without running into legal trouble.
It comes as Trump’s long-running legal battle to rename the Kennedy Center after himself hit a boiling point earlier this month, when a federal judge blocked the addition of Trump’s name for a second time. A day after, Trump was photographed looking at a poster that apparently addressed the demolition of the historic performing arts venue.
Since returning to office, Trump has slapped his name onto numerous government properties. In addition to the Kennedy Center, Trump officials have added his name to the U.S. Institute of Peace, and added his likeness to a variety of goods — from National Park Service passes to passports and coins. He has even floated the idea that Congress would rename both New York’s Penn Station and Washington’s Dulles International Airport in his honor.
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-fords-theater-name-change-b3055050.html