Republican deputy whip Guy Reschenthaler has proposed a bill to rename DC’s main international airport after Donald Trump, showing Republicans' ability to propose significant legislation.
A group of House Republicans are pushing to rename Washington Dulles, DC’s primary international airport after Donald Trump.
The bill, led by House GOP chief deputy whip Guy Reschenthaler and co-sponsored by 6 other lawmakers, is reported by Fox News digital’s Liz Elkind.
Scoop: A group of House Republicans are pushing to have Washington Dulles, DC’s main international airport, renamed — after Donald Trump
The bill’s being led by House GOP chief deputy whip Guy Reschenthaler & is co-sponsored by 6 other lawmakers pic.twitter.com/PdhlpJ9Oo9
— Liz Elkind (@liz_elkind) April 2, 2024
Reschenthaler expressed that under President Donald J. Trump's leadership, the nation has reached unprecedented greatness in his lifetime. Fox News Reschenthaler stated, “As millions of domestic and international travelers fly through the airport, there is no better symbol of freedom, prosperity, and strength than hearing ‘Welcome to Trump International Airport’ as they land on American soil.”
So you may wonder if there's been a change since January when Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) acknowledged the lack of legislation passed was “embarrassing. The lack of legislation passed was openly acknowledged as “embarrassing” by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ). Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) questioned whether they deserve to maintain their very slim majority.
House Republicans have introduced a bill to honor Donald Trump, which aligns with how they've been using their power in different ways.
The Democrats, while not perfect, have passed significant legislation under Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).
House Republicans have struggled to maintain a Speaker whose allegiance to Donald Trump is the primary qualification for the job. Their main issue is their focus on empty investigations aiming to tarnish the Biden name to the level of the Trump name.
Last year was the least productive in at least 50 years, while this year seems to be following the same pattern according to the Washington Post reported in February. Speaker Mike Johnson failed to pass crucial bills, including those related to the border, replenishing weapons, and aid to Israel.
The House has been run by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has displayed troubling behavior such as showing stolen naked photos of the President’s son on C-SPAN, indicating the dark direction the party has taken from their traditional values.
In March, House Republicans faced challenges in funding the government, highlighting their struggle to fulfill their responsibilities to the people. This pattern reflects their primary focus: serving Donald Trump.
Republicans want to rename an airport after the ex-president who has been found liable for rape and fraud and is currently facing 91 criminal indictments and has incited what Director Wray called a terrorist attack on the country on January 6th, in an attempt to maintain power.
This is the man Republicans have ceded near total power to, even giving him power of the RNC via his daughter-in-law, a move that models the consolidation of power of an authoritarian.
When they’re not trying to impeach Democrats over policy disagreements, policies that by the way the American people voted for in what was deemed the safest election in modern history, Republicans can be found trying to appease Donald Trump by wasting legislative efforts on renaming airports after a fraudster who incited an attack on his own country because he refused to acknowledge the will of the people.
Might we suggest they use this photo of the classified documents Trump stashed in an accessible bathroom at his club in Florida as a logo for the airport? Maybe first class airport bathrooms can become a safe place in which to sell military secrets to hostile powers.
There are so many more ways to make money off of access to a former president, Donald Trump and his Republican enablers have apparently only just gotten started.
