Which airport do Republicans want to name after Donald Trump?
Republicans in the House of Representatives have introduced a bill seeking to rename Washington Dulles International Airport after Donald Trump.
Republicans in the House of Representative have introduced a measure that intends to rename the biggest airport in the Washington D.C. area in honor of Donald Trump.
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler from Pennsylvania proposed the bill to change the name of Washington Dulles International Airport to Donald J. Trump International Airport.
“Freedom. Prosperity. Strength. That’s what America stood for under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump- the best president of my lifetime, he wrote in a social media post. “And that’s why I’m introducing legislation to rename Dulles as the Donald J. Trump International Airport.”
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Who was Dulles, whose airport name could be replaced by Donald Trump’s?
The airport currently bears the name of John Foster Dulles, a diplomat who served as Secretary of State under President Dwight Eisenhower. He played a key role in shaping US foreign policy during the Cold War era.
The legislation so far has six Republican co-sponsors: Reps. Charles Fleischmann of Tennessee, Paul Gosar of Arizona, Barry Moore of Alabama, Andy Ogles of Tennessee, Troy Nehls of Texas, and Michael Waltz of Florida.
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Democratic House members lash out
Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia criticized the proposal to rename the airport, which lies within the district he represents. He said, “if Republicans want to name something after him, I’d suggest they find a federal prison,” referring to the numerous felony charges facing Trump.
Rep. Jennifer Wexton, who also represents Virginia, said that the proposed bill shows how “unserious and delusional” extreme GOP House members are.
“Let’s get to work on the real issues the American people sent us here for, not renaming an airport after someone who sought to undermine our democracy,” she wrote on social media.
The fate of the bill in the GOP-controlled House is still uncertain, but it will likely die a quick death in the Democrat-controlled Senate.