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White House says there'd be 'no better addition' to Mount Rushmore than Trump [View all]
https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-heads-mount-rushmore-kick-off-america-250/story?id=134443201White 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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