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Trump Dismisses Report On Talks To Add His Name To Ford’s Theatre—Where Lincoln Was Assassinated
- 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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BS BULLETIN: MS NOW reported that Trump administration officials discussed adding President Donald Trump’s name to Ford’s Theatre, where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Trump flatly denied it, calling the report a “ridiculous lie” and “FAKE NEWS.” The White House and Interior Department also denied the report, while MS NOW attributed its story to people familiar with the discussions. President Donald Trump has apparently found one Washington b…
Trump Dismisses Report On Talks To Add His Name To Ford’s Theatre—Where Lincoln Was Assassinated
The president dismissed the report, calling it a “ridiculous lie,” and saying he wouldn’t want his name attached to such a “tragic place” where Lincoln was assassinated.
·Jersey City, United States
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"It's FAKE NEWS! Who would even want their name in such a tragic place?"
·Borås, Sweden
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