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