{"id":2211362,"date":"2024-04-02T12:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T16:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-propose-renaming-dulles-airport-after-trump\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T12:23:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T16:23:33","slug":"house-republicans-propose-renaming-dulles-airport-after-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-propose-renaming-dulles-airport-after-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans suggest renaming Dulles Airport to honor former President Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-republicans-propose-renaming-dulles-airport-after-trump%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2211362&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Republicans introduced a bill to rename\u2063 Washington Dulles International Airport as the Donald \u200bJ. Trump International Airport. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler leads the initiative with GOP co-sponsors. The bill aims to replace all references to the airport with the new\u2063 name. Trump, a former president, is gathering \u2064support for another White House run. House Republicans have\u200b presented a bill \u200dto \u2062rename Washington Dulles International Airport to the Donald J. Trump International Airport. Spearheaded\u200b by Rep. Guy Reschenthaler with support \u200dfrom GOP co-sponsors, the initiative\u2063 seeks to update \u200dall mentions of the airport to reflect \u200dits new name. This move coincides with Trump&#8217;s political aspirations for \u2064another term in office.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/house-republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Republicans<\/a> have introduced a long-shot bill that would rename one of the major airports in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area after former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), who is the chief deputy whip of the House GOP, announced on Tuesday that he was leading the endeavor to rename Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia as the Donald J. Trump International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs millions of domestic and international travelers fly through the airport, there is no better symbol of freedom, prosperity, and strength than hearing \u2018Welcome to Trump International Airport\u2019 as they land on American soil,\u201d Reschenthaler <a href=\"https:\/\/reschenthaler.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/reschenthaler-introduces-bill-to-rename-the-washington-dulles-international-airport-as-the-donald-j-trump-international-airport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/reschenthaler.house.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/donald_trump_international_airport_bill_text.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two-page bill<\/a> has several GOP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-bill\/7845\/cosponsors?s=1&#038;r=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">co-sponsors<\/a>, including Reps.\u00a0Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Andy Ogles (R-TN), Barry Moore (R-AL), and Mike Waltz (R-FL).<\/p>\n<p>Other than the name designation, the bill says any \u201creference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States\u201d to the airport shall be considered a reference to \u201cDonald J. Trump International Airport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump is in the middle of seeking another term in the White House and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-locks-up-gop-nomination-after-racking-up-4-more-primary-victories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">garnered<\/a> enough delegates to clinch the GOP nomination after his last primary rival, Nikki Haley, suspended her campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Although the GOP is largely rallying behind Trump\u2019s candidacy, the bill faces long odds. In the House, Republicans have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/slim-house-gop-majority-takes-a-hit-with-dem-winning-contest-to-replace-santos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slim<\/a> majority. Democrats control the Senate, while President Joe Biden, who is also running for a second term, is the current occupant of the White House.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis idea is ridiculous, but sadly real,\u201d Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat running for Virginia governor, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpanbergerForVA\/status\/1775166784963805627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in a post to X. \u201cCongress must act on pressing issues like reauthorizing the FAA and passing the national security supplemental. Yet this is what a Member of House Republican leadership focuses on \u2014 renaming Virginia\u2019s Dulles airport after Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dulles Airport, which <a href=\"https:\/\/wjla.com\/news\/local\/dulles-airport-celebrates-60-year-anniversary-john-f-kennedy-dedication-groundbreaking-airport-jet-airplanes-architect-eero-saarinen-metro-silver-line-extension-richard-golinowski\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">celebrated<\/a> its 60th anniversary in 2022, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flydulles.com\/about-airport\/history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">named after<\/a> Secretary of State John Foster Dulles who served under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. It is one of three major airports in the D.C. area, along with Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Baltimore\/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans propose renaming Washington Dulles International Airport after former President Donald Trump. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), the House GOP&#8217;s chief deputy whip, introduced the bill as a long-shot initiative<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2211363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1559108665-scaled-e1712071044375.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2211362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1559108665-scaled-e1712071044375.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2211362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211362\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2211363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2211362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2211362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2211362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}