White House says there'd be 'no better addition' to Mount Rushmore than Trump

[dalton99a]

https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-heads-mount-rushmore-kick-off-america-250/story?id=134443201

White House says there'd be 'no better addition' to Mount Rushmore than Trump ahead of 250 celebration
Trump will deliver remarks at the famed national memorial on Friday night.
By Alexandra Hutzler and Nicholas Kerr
July 3, 2026, 5:00 PM

Trump is set to deliver remarks at the famed national monument at 8:30 p.m. local time, 10:30 p.m. Eastern.

Ahead of the trip, the White House suggested Trump could be an "addition" to the mountain where the faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham ​Lincoln are etched.

"There would be no better addition to the iconic Mount Rushmore than the 45th and 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump," White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said in a statement to ABC News.

Trump has previously mused about putting his likeness on the granite peak. He called it a "good idea" on social media in 2020. But so far in his second term, there's been no significant movement toward making that a reality.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5222612-doug-burgum-mount-rushmore-trump/

Burgum says ‘they certainly have room for’ Trump’s face on Mount Rushmore
by Lauren Irwin - 03/30/25 4:17 PM ET

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said he “certainly” believes that there’s enough room on Mount Rushmore for President Trump’s face.

Burgum joined Trump’s daughter-in-law and new Fox News host Lara Trump for an interview that aired on her show “My View with Lara Trump” on Saturday.

His appearance came just days after President Trump signed an executive order that gave Burgum the power to determine if public monuments, memorials or statues removed during the Biden administration give a “false construction” of American history.

“The Department of Interior is in charge of the National Park Service,” Lara Trump said. “The National Park Services is in charge of Mount Rushmore. A lot of people wonder, will we ever see President Trump’s face on Mount Rushmore? What do you think?”

“Well, they certainly have room for it there,” Burgum replied.

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Work on Mount Rushmore will begin shortly

[Lovie777]

1. Vote these people out.................................

[Rhiannon12866]

2. You have got to be kidding...

[3catwoman3]

3. I'll change the word order and add two to make "there'd be 'no better addition'...

..into, "There'd damned well better be NO addition...".

[Boo1]

4. Whatever he puts up

The next Democrat can knock down.

[MustLoveBeagles]

5. An addition would make the structure unstable

That and he doesn't deserve the honor. Obama and JFK would be more deserving candidates.

[allegorical oracle]

10. That's what I read the last time he tried to pull this stunt. The rock is brittle

and given his record of ruining anything he comes near, the whole top of Rushmore could tumble to the ground.

[C_U_L8R]

6. That would be so trump

for that fool to go fuck up Mount Rushmore.

[delisen]

7. I could go for a fossilized Trump monument on a pile of rocks

Trump really does not care about legacy or monuments after his demise. He is iotally materialistic and as long as he is stealing money and getting even with perceived enemies, he is satisfied. We are his enemies. Destroying our capital is done to make us squeal while he siphons off money from corrupt contracting. Our pain is his joy.

[dem4decades]

8. Destroy Mount Rushmore when adding Trump would be perfect.

The nation would forever remember Trump for ruining it and no one would ever have to visit North Dakota again. Then it could dry up and blow away, or freeze up and blow away, i don't really care.

[sarisataka]

9. I agree

put a little platform on Mt Rushmore that he can sit on. Lower food and water by basket to him every day. He can sit there for as long as he lives; afterwards we will find out if there is anything even vultures won't eat.

[oasis]

11. Bandini Mountain more fitting. A pile of manure.

[eShirl]

12. I can see it now: no-bid contract, shoddy work, everything crumbles and tumbles down.