Donald Trump * really * wants to add a face to Rushmore

President Donald Trump spoke with South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem about the possibility of adding a face to the iconic Mount Rushmore. Chris Cillizza explains why it makes sense to want to be memorized in this way. SOURCES AND MORE READING: Yes, of course Donald Trump wants to add face to Mount Rushmore
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/10/politics/donald-trump-mt-rushmore-kristi-noem/index.html

How Kristi Noem, Mt. Rushmore and Trump got speculation about Pence’s work
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/08/us/politics/kristi-noem-pence-trump.html?referringSource=articleShare

Mount Trumpmore? It’s the president’s “dream,” representative Kristi Noem said
https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2018/04/24/president-donald-trump-mount-rushmore-trumpmore/544597002/

“I’m not a kid”: Trump says he wasn’t joking about slowing down coronavirus testing
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/23/trump-joking-slowing-coronavirus-testing-335459

The White House reportedly wanted to add another president to the governor of South Dakota on Mount Rushmore, and then Trump gave him a 4-foot replica on his face.
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-gov-noem-trumps-desire-carved-into-mt-rushmore-2020-8

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