The Presidents Who Refused to Name Things After Themselves

Leavitt contradicts Trump’s claim that Chuck Schumer suggested renaming Penn Station

‘It was something the president floated in his conversation with Chuck Schumer,’ Leavitt said Tuesday

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The Presidents Who Refused to Name Things After Themselves

Gerald Ford faced a dilemma. Five days after he ascended to the vice presidency, lawmakers unveiled a bill to rename a federal building in Ford’s hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan, in his honor. Although Ford was a Republican, the bill was introduced by a Democratic congressman, and eventually approved unanimously by both chambers of Congress, a mark of the esteem in which lawmakers held Ford, their former colleague of 25 years.“I look upon Jer…

White House press secretary contradicts Trump and says it was president’s idea to rename Penn Station after himself – UK Times

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt appeared to contradict claims by Donald Trump that he had not asked to rename New York’s Penn Station after himself. “It was something the president floated in his conversation with Chuck Schumer,” Leavitt said Tuesday, in res…