President Donald Trump reportedly desires his identify on New York’s Penn Station and Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.
Trump informed Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) that he could be keen to launch federal funding for the Gateway tunnel venture ― which the president froze final 12 months ― in return for renaming the 2 transit hubs after him, based on a narrative first reported by Punchbowl News and later confirmed by CNN and NBC, amongst others.
Trump has used his identify as a model for many years, particularly on his actual property initiatives and golf golf equipment. But since returning to the White House, he’s been making an attempt to drive his identify onto a wider vary of pursuits. He’s introduced a brand new “Trump class” of U.S. battleships, a TrumpRx prescription drug portal, and even funding accounts for youngsters known as Trump Accounts.
Trump even added his identify to the U.S. Institute of Peace constructing and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. After artists objected to the latter and canceled their performances on the venue, the president introduced a two-year shutdown for renovations.
Now, Trump is reportedly making an attempt to make beforehand accredited funds for the Gateway venture contingent on including his identify to extra locations.
Schumer has reportedly rejected the supply.
“The president stopped the funding, and he can restart the funding with a snap of his fingers,” an unnamed supply near Schumer informed NBC.
Several different lawmakers additionally fired again:
Other critics mocked Trump for even wanting his name on a pair of not-exactly-beloved transit hubs:
And still others mocked the president for holding up a massive infrastructure project ― and all the jobs involved ― because of his own ego:
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