All of the things that are – or could be – named after President Trump

WASHINGTON - As the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term wraps up, the Republican administration and his allies have put his name on various things, including buildings, street signs and warships.

While past sitting presidents have typically been honored by local officials naming schools and roads after them, it's rare for airports, federal buildings, warships or other government assets to be named for someone still in power.

"At no previous time in history have we consistently named things after a president who was still in office," said Jeffrey Engel, the David Gergen Director of the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. "One might even extend that to say a president who is still alive. Those kind of memorializations are supposed to be just that — memorials to the passing hero."

Here’s a look at the things that are – or could be – named after the president.

Things named after Trump

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President Trump’s name has been put on several things, including the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Kennedy Center performing arts venue and a new class of battleships that has yet to be built.

That’s on top of the "Trump Accounts" for tax-deferred investments, the TrumpRx government website soon to offer direct sales of prescription drugs, the "Trump Gold Card" visa and the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, a transit corridor included in a deal his administration brokered between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

In the South Florida city of Hialeah, officials in December 2024 renamed a street there as President Donald J. Trump Avenue.

Trump, speaking at a Miami business conference the next month, called it a "great honor" and said he loved the mayor for it.

"Anybody that names a boulevard after me, I like," he said.

On Friday, Trump attended a ceremony in Florida where local officials dedicated a 4-mile stretch of road from the airport to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach as President Donald J. Trump Boulevard.

When Trump ran for president in 2024, the then-candidate rolled out Trump-branded business ventures for watches, fragrances, Bibles and sneakers — including golden high tops priced at $799. After taking office again last year, Trump's businesses launched a Trump Mobile phone company, with plans to unveil a gold-colored smartphone and a cryptocurrency memecoin named $TRUMP.

Things to be named after Trump

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In addition, there are future plans for a physical, government-issued Trump coin that U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach said the U.S. Mint is planning.

Trump has also reportedly told the owners of Washington’s NFL team that he would like his name on the Commanders’ new stadium. The team’s ownership group, which has the naming rights, has not commented on the idea. But a White House spokeswoman in November called the proposed name "beautiful" and said Trump made the rebuilding of the stadium possible.

Some other proposals for honoring Trump include legislation in Congress from New York Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney that would designate June 14 as "Trump’s Birthday and Flag Day," placing the president with the likes of Martin Luther King Jr. and George Washington, whose birthdays are recognized as national holidays.

Florida Republican Rep. Greg Steube has also introduced legislation that calls for the Washington-area rapid transit system, known as the Metro, to be renamed the "Trump Train." 

North Carolina Republican Rep. Addison McDowell has introduced legislation to rename Washington Dulles International Airport as Donald J. Trump International Airport.

The congressman said it makes sense to give Dulles a new name since Trump has already announced plans to revamp the airport, which currently is a tribute to former Secretary of State John Foster Dulles.

But even more efforts are underway in Florida, Trump’s adopted home.

Republican state lawmaker Meg Weinberger said she is working on an effort to rename Palm Beach International Airport as Donald J. Trump International Airport, a potential point of confusion with the Dulles effort.

Supporters say the tributes are well-deserved

What they're saying:

White House spokeswoman Liz Huston said the TrumpRx website linked to the president's deals to lower the price of some prescription drugs, along with "overdue upgrades of national landmarks, lasting peace deals, and wealth-creation accounts for children are historic initiatives that would not have been possible without President Trump’s bold leadership."

"The Administration’s focus isn’t on smart branding, but delivering on President Trump’s goal of Making America Great Again," Huston said.

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The White House also noted that the nation's capital was named after President George Washington and the Hoover Dam was named after President Herbert Hoover while each was serving as president.

Congressman McDowell said he wanted to honor Trump because he feels the president has been a champion for combating the scourge of fentanyl, a personal issue for McDowell after his brother’s overdose death. But he also cited Trump’s efforts to strike peace deals all over the world and called him "one of the most consequential presidents ever."

"I think that’s somebody that deserves to be honored, whether they’re still the president or whether they’re not," he said.

Bernie Sanders introduces legislation to ban naming federal building after sitting president

The other side:

The addition of Trump’s name to the Kennedy Center in December outraged independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont that he introduced legislation to ban the naming or renaming of any federal building or land after a sitting president — a ban that would retroactively apply to the Kennedy Center and Institute of Peace.

"I think he is a narcissist who likes to see his name up there. If he owns a hotel, that’s his business," Sanders said in an interview. "But he doesn’t own federal buildings."

Sanders likened Trump's penchant for putting his name on government buildings and more to the actions of authoritarian leaders throughout history.

"If the American people want to name buildings after a president who is deceased, that’s fine. That’s what we do," Sanders said. "But to use federal buildings to enhance your own position very much sounds like the ‘Great Leader’ mentality of North Korea, and that is not something that I think the American people want."

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