A group of House Republicans are aiming to rename Washington Dulles International Airport after Donald Trump—a move symbolic of their allegiance to the former president but one unlikely to become law.
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A group of House Republicans are aiming to rename Washington Dulles International Airport after Donald Trump—a move symbolic of their allegiance to the former president but one unlikely to become law.
Reps. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Barry Moore, R-Ala., and Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, co-sponsored the bill.
Reschenthaler told Fox News Digital “there is no better symbol of freedom, prosperity and strength than hearing ‘Welcome to Trump International Airport’ as they land on American soil.”
The bill, introduced Friday and made public Tuesday, was referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
It’s unclear if the resolution will make it to the House floor for a formal vote. If it passes the GOP-controlled lower chamber, the Democratic-controlled Senate would almost certainly reject the legislation or let it die in committee.
At least eight U.S. airports are named after former presidents, including Washington’s other airport, after Ronald Reagan, New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and the Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas. Dulles was named after former Secretary of State John Foster Dulles under former President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1962.
Trump explored the possibility of having an airport named after him in 2020, the Daily Beast reported at the time, citing two anonymous aides. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem also said Trump told her it’s his “dream” to have his “face on Mount Rushmore,” and mentioned the idea publicly in a speech in 2017, claiming it was a joke.
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