Janelle Irwin Taylor
U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna has introduced legislation to put President Donald Trump on the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota.
The legislation would add Trump’s bust to the iconic mountainside carving, joining presidential greats George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt.
Luna said the legislation is meant to honor Trump’s accomplishments, including economic growth, national security, and foreign policy.
“President Trump’s bold leadership and steadfast dedication to America’s greatness have cemented his place in history. Mount Rushmore, a timeless symbol of our nation’s freedom and strength, deserves to reflect his towering legacy — a legacy further solidified by the powerful start to his second term,” Luna said. “He will be forever remembered among the great like Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.”
A rendering of what Trump’s addition might look like shows a stern looking Trump, carved from stone, in the foreground of the existing Mount Rushmore, with far more detail than the presidents of past currently represented on one of the nation’s most recognizable monuments.
This isn’t the first time talk of putting Trump’s likeness on Mount Rushmore has percolated.
Trump himself has previously joked that he should be added to the carving. In 2020, then-South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem told the Sioux Falls Argus-leader that she had met with Trump in the Oval Office where he told her it was his dream to have his face on the iconic carving. Noem reportedly also once greeted Trump with a four-foot replica of Mount Rushmore that included his likeness.
Now, the possibility is stirring yet again. Supporters have been giddy over the prospect, and even Fox News aired a segment saying “there’s a great case for it.”
Luna’s legislation, if passed, would call on the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the National Park Service, to “arrange for the carving of the figure of President Donald J. Trump on Mount Rushmore National Memorial.”
Luna filed the legislation on Monday. It has so far not been heard.
10 comments
Josh Green
January 28, 2025 at 3:38 pm
Well there it is. The stupidest thing i’ve read all week.
Peachy
January 28, 2025 at 4:10 pm
Well then almost as dumb as Obama winning the Nobel Peace prize before he took office.
TJC
January 29, 2025 at 11:30 am
‘…almost as dumb as…” Well, let’s see:
Obama had been in office for 7 months when he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples”
There’s this new thing out called Google, Peach, and all you had to do was use it and it would have taken you to nobelprize.org., where you could find the facts…aw, but you can’t handle the facts.
Peachy
January 28, 2025 at 4:09 pm
Mount Trumpmore.
It's Always About Me, Your President...Not You!
January 28, 2025 at 6:14 pm
Will his bust be wearing a Maga hat? It would be a lot easier on the sculptor.
PeterH
January 28, 2025 at 8:45 pm
An upside down American flag over his stupid mouth would be acceptable!
LawLib
January 29, 2025 at 10:17 am
Luna has lost her cotton-picking mind. Putting 47 up there would be an affront to the presidents who have made everlasting positive contributions for our country. The current WH resident is nothing more than a huckster and showboat. Come on Luna, get serious about seriously representing the needs of your constitutents.
TJC
January 29, 2025 at 11:36 am
When pols like Luna can’t think of a darn thing the American people need — because they really don’t give a darn what average Americans need — they come up with butt-kiss ideas that might just advance their careers. So. bust or no bust, she’s made a big impression on Trump’s butt.
Carol
January 29, 2025 at 4:24 pm
No…Trump’s face should never, ever be put on Mount Rushmore. It’s ridiculous that anyone would want that. He’s done nothing worthy of that honor. He has no moral or ethics to justify being aligned with the four President’s who are already there.
Bill Pollard
January 29, 2025 at 7:04 pm
A better idea would be to name a sewage plant after him.