Critics Rip 'Low-Rent Dictator' Trump Over 'Literally Insane' New Reported Demand [View all]

Earlier DU threads:
• Judge orders Trump administration to resume funding Hudson Tunnel Project
• Trump offered to unfreeze funding for NYC tunnel if Dulles airport, train station renamed for him, source says

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Source: HuffPost

Critics Rip 'Low-Rent Dictator' Trump Over 'Literally Insane' New Reported Demand

Ed Mazza
Fri, February 6, 2026 at 1:04 AM EST
5 min read

President Donald Trump reportedly wants his name on New York’s Penn Station and Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.

Trump told Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) that he would be willing to release federal funding for the Gateway tunnel project ― which the president froze last year ― in return for renaming the two transit hubs after him, according to a story first reported by Punchbowl News and later confirmed by CNN and NBC, among others.

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Trump even added his name to the U.S. Institute of Peace building and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. After artists objected to the latter and canceled their performances at the venue, the president announced a two-year shutdown for renovations.

Now, Trump is reportedly trying to make previously approved funds for the Gateway project contingent on adding his name to more places.

Schumer has reportedly rejected the offer.

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Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/critics-rip-low-rent-dictator-060405290.html

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