Chuck Schumer denies Trump's claim it was his idea to rename Penn Station after the president: 'Absolute lie'

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Source: The Independent

Friday 06 February 2026 23:53 EST


New York Senator Chuck Schumer has denied a claim by President Donald Trump that it was the Senator who suggested renaming Penn Station in honor of the president in exchange for the lifting of a freeze on federal funds for a major infrastructure project.

Earlier this week, news reports citing "people close to the situation" began popping up, claiming that Trump told the Senate Minority Leader that he would agree to unfreeze $205 million in federal funds for a $16 billion New York infrastructure project if Schumer agreed to rename New York's Penn Station and Virginia's Dulles International Airport after him.

On Friday night, while Trump was on his way to Mar-a-Lago, he told reporters that Schumer pitched the idea to him.

“He suggested that to me,” Trump said. “Chuck Schumer suggested that to me, about changing the name of Penn Station to Trump Station. Dulles Airport is really separate. Dulles Airport is really not too involved with Congress. It’s a separate kind of a deal, as you know. But it was suggested to me by numerous people. Unions, Democrats, Republicans, a lot of people suggested it. But nothing’s been done on that.” Shortly after Trump made the comment, Schumer went on X and posted a his rebuttal.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/chuck-schumer-trump-rename-penn-station-b2915805.html

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Absolute lie. He knows it. Everyone knows it.

Only one man can restart the project and he can restart it with the snap of his fingers.
Kellie Meyer
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Chuck Schumer suggested that to me, President Trump claims of renaming Penn Station and Dulles after himself.
7:51 PM · Feb 6, 2026

[mwmisses4289]

1. Pretty much every word out of ts mouth is a lie,

and the only people who refuse to believe it are his poorly educated voters. The rest are enablers, looking for influence via money and power.

[Lovie777]

2. Finally............

shithole and the republicans constant lying 24/7 will hopefully come full circle into the light.

Say it out loud "LIAR".

[PatSeg]

3. I wonder if he even knows what is true anymore

Perhaps he plays these scenarios in his brain and doesn't realize they didn't actually happen.

[riversedge]

4. I used to think Trump did know and it All meaness from him. Now I do think it is combination of

some form of brain malfunction and Meanness.

I do think Trump's 'brain' is going downhill. Supposedly, trump has had health checkups---but his condition only seems to be deteriorating. At what point does it become dangerous?? Trump's meanness is given.

[PatSeg]

8. I think when he was younger,

he was very aware that he was lying and enjoyed the deceit as if it was an accomplishment, but now I think his brain doesn't know anymore what is real and what isn't. He creates what he wants in his head like writing a script and then it becomes his reality, though he doesn't always remember what he said.

Yes, he does seem to be deteriorating very quickly and I believe he is already very dangerous. Combine the mental deterioration with his inherent meanness and you get a very toxic mix. So now the question is at what point does anyone finally step in and say "enough".

[jeffreyi]

5. Something is shifting.

[Keepthesoulalive]

6. I think shifting is misspelled.

[AllaN01Bear]

7. the nose just went out the window.