A Donald J. Trump International Airport? House Republicans Introduce Bill To Rename Dulles After Former President.
ForbesMar 23
House Republicans Propose Renaming DC Airport After Trump
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The Facts
US Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.,), the GOP's chief deputy whip in the chamber, introduced a bill alongside six cosponsors on Friday to rename Washington D.C.'s main airport after former Pres. Donald Trump.
If introduced, the change would see the Washington Dulles International Airport — named after former pres. Eisenhower's Secretary of State John Foster Dulles — become "Donald J. Trump International Airport."
The Spin
Pro-Trump narrative
During his four years in office, Trump raised the average income Americans by thousands, increased the wealth of the bottom 50% of people by 40%, secured the southern border, and defeated ISIS abroad. When Americans are flying home, or foreign visitors are visiting for the first time, there is no better name to display on an airport as they land in the nation's capital than that of Donald J. Trump.
Anti-Trump narrative
Putting Trump's name on the main airport of the nation's capital would only reflect hypocrisy. Trump's ban on immigration from several predominantly Muslim nations early on in his presidency revealed his disdain for American values and his desire to crush the American dream. The lawmakers making this proposal know it won't pass — it's just a move aimed at sucking up to their dictatorial presidential candidate.