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In reply to the discussion: Trump vows to rename Denali as Mount McKinley [View all]Mike 03
(17,361 posts)2. He's such a megalomaniac. Just wait,
it won't be long before he talks about renaming points of interest in other countries, and then other countries. He'll rename Greenland, he'll rename Stonehenge, he'll rename Jerusalem...
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Yeah, and to look like he is doing SOMETHING because he won't cure inflation or anything meaningful
dutch777
Monday
#103
When he's done with his regressive agenda he could rename Washington D.C for Retrograd.
Dave Bowman
Sunday
#10
And somewhere there is a hill made up of trash that will be re-named Mount Trump.
milestogo
Sunday
#5
McKinley never visited the mountain and had no significant historical connection to the mountain or to Alaska.
SunSeeker
Sunday
#13
This is another Trump rerun. I believe he could have done it in his first term as an executive order.
LeftInTX
Sunday
#17
Rename Mt. Trashmore landfills after tRump, since he wants stuff named after him.
joanbarnes
Sunday
#20
Alaska Board of Geographic Names changed the name of the mountain to Denali in 1975, which was how it is called locally
Wiz Imp
Sunday
#36
IT is such an idiot. Someone whispered this in his ear because I doubt he had ever heard
LoisB
Sunday
#45
He's still wants to undo everything that Pres. Obama did. He wants to erase Obama.
IcyPeas
Sunday
#51
McKinley is best known today as being the third president to be assassinated.
valleyrogue
Monday
#74
Native Alaskans had named the mountain Denali ("The Great One") long before the first white man arrived.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Monday
#85
Getting right down to those "kitchen table issues" his voters chose him for. I'm sure
Scrivener7
Monday
#89
Tell me how he won the Native American vote again? Please. Btw Denali will always be its name.
Botany
Monday
#91
Denali is such a beautiful name. Why would anyone want to call it McKinley?
travelingthrulife
Monday
#93
Another brain fart from the imbecille about an issue no one gives a damn about.
Ray Bruns
Monday
#96
If renaming Mt. Denali were the worst thing he does, to native Americans and everyone else,
Jack Valentino
Monday
#98
Maybe he has a dedicated staffer to look up things Obama did that he can reverse
Beringia
Monday
#100