President Donald Trump had some advice for George Washington.
During a guided tour of Mount Vernon last April with French president Emmanuel Macron, Trump learned that Washington was one of the major real-estate speculators of his era. So, he couldn’t understand why America’s first president didn’t name his historic Virginia compound or any of the other property he acquired after himself.
“If he was smart, he would’ve put his name on it,” Trump said, according to three sources briefed on the exchange. “You’ve got to put your name on stuff or no one remembers you.”
The VIPs’ tour guide for the evening, Mount Vernon president and CEO Doug Bradburn, told the president that Washington did, after all, succeed in getting the nation’s capital named after him. Good point, Trump said with a laugh.
History News Network
True, and I'm convinced this is why he makes so many executive orders and declarations: so he can have his name plastered all over historical documents. In this he reminds me of the fictitional Denny Crane of the old TV series "Boston Legal" played so well (perhaps because it was so like himself) by William Shatner.
UPDATE:
Mount Vernon has issued a statement saying: "Conversations touched on topics like business dealings, real estate, and related matters that were of relevance and interest to the touring parties, and questions were asked by both leaders with curiosity and respect. Comments pulled from sources who were not present for the tour do not properly convey the tone and context in which they were delivered." They would like to please not be seen as buffoonish. Trump, however, found a headline he liked at tweeted it:
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