President Trump has once again sent the establishment into a frenzy after White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Tuesday that the 47th President floated the idea of renaming New York's Penn Station and Washington Dulles International Airport after himself during a conversation with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
The revelation came during the White House press briefing when Leavitt was pressed about claims made by Schumer regarding their recent discussion. Rather than dodge the question like the previous administration would have done, Leavitt confirmed that yes, President Trump did raise the possibility of these renamings.
And honestly, Patriots - why is this controversial?
We're talking about a President who delivered the greatest economy in American history, secured our borders, and brought peace through strength around the globe. Meanwhile, Penn Station is currently named after the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and Dulles is named after John Foster Dulles, Eisenhower's Secretary of State who most Americans have never heard of.
Liberal Hysteria Reaches New Heights
Predictably, Democrats and their allies in the legacy media are treating this as some sort of scandal. The same people who remained silent when Barack Obama had schools, streets, and buildings named after him before he even left office are now clutching their pearls over Trump simply discussing the idea.
This is classic Trump - he floats an idea that gets the establishment's blood pressure skyrocketing while regular Americans ask themselves, "What's the big deal?" The man has airports, golf courses, and towers bearing his name across the globe. Adding a train station and an airport to buildings that already honor various historical figures hardly seems earth-shattering.
"The President was simply exploring options to honor American achievement," a source close to the administration noted.
What's truly telling is how quickly Democrats pivot to manufactured outrage over naming rights while ignoring the real issues plaguing these transportation hubs - like Penn Station's ongoing renovations that have dragged on for years, or Dulles Airport's outdated infrastructure.
Once again, Trump has managed to live rent-free in his opponents' heads while they obsess over non-stories. Shouldn't Chuck Schumer be more concerned about fixing New York's crumbling infrastructure than who gets naming rights?