Trump Denies Report of Name Addition to Ford’s Theatre
By Sandra Rhodes (/journals/sandra-rhodes)
President Donald Trump has called a report he wants his name added to Ford’s Theatre “a ridiculous lie.”
“The story that the White House, or me, want to affix my name to Ford’s Theatre, in Washington, D.C., where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, is a ridiculous lie. It is FAKE NEWS,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Who would possibly want a name on such a tragic place?”
“The Dumocrats suffer from serious Trump Derangement Syndrome. They are Degenerates and Losers who make up lie after lie, and this Ford’s Theatre Hoax is just another one of their never-ending, malicious falsehoods to try to discredit and demean,” he continued.
MS NOW reported former and current White House officials told the outlet discussions had emerged about renaming the historical landmark.
It was unclear where the proposal stood.
It was further alleged officials, advisers and allies close to Trump pitched adding his name to different sites and buildings so as to please the president.
Ford’s Theatre is designated a National Historical Site by the National Park Service (NPS); it is the site where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865.
Trump added in a Truth Social post Thursday it was “FAKE NEWS started by MSDNC AND CNN.”
Earlier this month, a federal judge blocked an effort by the Kennedy Center’s board — who were all hand-picked by Trump — to add Trump’s name to the institution and to rename its campus after Trump.
“If we’re going to save the Kennedy Center, I think the Trump administration should be given recognition for doing so,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office before the ruling.