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Trump thought Washington should've named Mt. Vernon after himself https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/04/10/trump-wondered-why-mount-vernon-isnt-named-a
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Trump thought Washington should've named Mt. Vernon after himself https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/04/10/trump-wondered-why-mount-vernon-isnt-named-after-george-washington-heres-why/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/04/10/trump-wond...
> If he was smart, he would’ve put his name on it,” Trump reportedly said. “You’ve got to put your name on stuff or no one remembers you.”
> On the subject of whether anyone remembers George Washington, The Washington Post, which is based in the capital city of Washington (not Washington state) near George Washington University, would refer readers to the fact that Washington has come in first or second in nearly every “best presidents” poll conducted, including the most recent one, in 2018, by Siena College Research Institute.