Trump Dismisses Report On Talks To Add His Name To Ford’s Theatre—Where Lincoln Was Assassinated
Administration officials discussed naming government properties after Trump, but the White House and Interior Department called the Ford's Theatre report false.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump and the White House denied reports that officials considered renaming Ford's Theatre in Washington, calling the claim a "Theatre Hoax" intended to discredit him.
- NOW reported Wednesday that officials are circulating a list of government properties to rename in the president's honor, and the theater came up in those discussions, though its consideration remains unclear.
- Renaming the theater, where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, would likely require an act of Congress due to Nixon-era federal law, as the Interior Department owns the site.
- The Administration has previously pushed to add Trump's name to other Washington landmarks, including the Kennedy Center and the Institute, while officials have reportedly discussed Dulles International Airport and Penn Station.
- Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced legislation in January seeking to bar naming federal property after sitting presidents, following legal challenges against renaming efforts at the Kennedy Center and the Institute.
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Trump goes ballistic in late-night post over Lincoln assassination site
President Donald Trump lashed out on Truth Social following an explosive report that his administration officials discussed attaching his name to Ford's Theatre. The playhouse is famously known across the globe as the historic site where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865.The controversy ignited after news outlet MS NOW reported that Trump administration staff were actively circulating a curated list of government sites and natio…
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.
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The Independent (US)Trump rejects claims he wants his name on Ford’s Theatre
"It's FAKE NEWS! Who would even want their name in such a tragic place?"
JUST IN: President Trump just debunked a MAJOR FAKE NEWS LIE that he's trying to put his name on Ford's Theatre, where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
"Who would possibly want a name on such a tragic place? The Dumocrats suffer from serious Trump Derangement Syndrome. ""They are Degenerates and Losers who make up lie after lie, and this Ford’s Theatre Hoax is just another one...
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