A Republican lawmaker on Thursday proposed that President Donald Trump be added to Mount Rushmore.
Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., sent a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and took to social media to express his request shortly before the House passed the Senate version of the president's One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Ogles wrote: "Given the scale and scope of President Trump's recent achievements — especially the impending enactment of the Big Beautiful Bill, the historic act that will ignite America's Golden Age — it is essential that we immortalize President Trump's likeness on Mount Rushmore."
"Like Washington, Trump did not seek his position for glory but out of love for his country, championing American independence and reshaping the presidency with dynamism, clarity, and purpose," Ogles wrote on X.
"Like Jefferson, he expanded America's horizons by pursuing new frontiers and breaking away from deep state tyrants.
"Like Teddy Roosevelt, Trump took on entrenched interests, reinvigorated American industry, and avenged the working class against bureaucratic bloat and corporate corruption.
"The legacy of Mount Rushmore cannot remain frozen in stone; it must evolve to reflect the full arc of American history, including its most recent and transformative chapter."
Ogles' post included an image of the national memorial, with Trump's head added all the way on the right, next to Abraham Lincoln's.
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