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TRUMP: More Republican folly

| August 1, 2025 1:00 AM

Idaho’s Representative Mike Simpson has proposed changing the name of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to honor Melania Trump. This would end the bipartisan tone of the theater adding to the political divide in this country. Along with this are several other proposals by Republican lawmakers, among them: Carving Trump’s face onto Mt. Rushmore, putting his face on U.S. currency, renaming Washington’s Dulles Airport after him, making his birthday a national holiday, and renaming Washington’s subway system the “Trump Train.” 

Isn’t one of the 10 commandments “Thou shalt have no other gods before me?” This sounds to me like his followers have made him into a god. What a poor specimen to choose for one’s “god.” 

LaDONNA BOOTHE

Kingston