Considering that he’s been engaging in criminal activities since he was old enough to vote, it probably shouldn’t be a surprise that Donald Trump is now openly trying to blackmail Congress into making his name synonymous with two of the country’s most well-known transportation hubs.
According to Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News, Trump is now insisting that his name be on Washington-Dulles in D.C. and Penn Station in New York City.
“Trump admin asked [Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer] to support his renaming Washington-Dulles and Penn Station after TRUMP. TRUMP would release funding for Gateway project in exchange.”
Sherman’s tweet was confirmed by reporting from CNN.
“President Donald Trump told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer last month that he was finally prepared to drop his freeze on billions of dollars in funding for a major New York infrastructure project.
But there was a condition: In exchange for the money, Schumer had to agree to rename New York’s Penn Station and Washington’s Dulles International Airport after Trump.”
“The startling offer, which was described by two people familiar with the conversation, was swiftly rejected by Schumer, who told the president he didn’t have the power to deliver on such an unorthodox request.”
“In the weeks since, Trump has continued to withhold the more than $16 billion earmarked for the long-planned Gateway project connecting New York and New Jersey through a new rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River.”
Could it be any clearer that Dementia Don sees himself as an American king, even though the latest polls show the vast majority of Americans consider him to be an overbearing failure as president?
The social media blowback to Trump’s proposal was swift. Take a look:
Here’s a better idea for Congress to work on: Impeach Donnie and prosecute him. Let him rot away in prison. That’s how you make America Great Again!
