House Republicans Introduce Bill To Rename Dulles Airport After Trump

Republicans in the House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would rename Dulles International Airport after former President Donald Trump. The bill was originally introduced by Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa with 6 others co-sponsoring the bill.

The Representatives co-sponsoring the bill are Reps. Michael Waltz, of Florida; Andrew Ogles, of Tennessee; Chuck Fleischmann, of Tennessee; Paul Gosar, of Arizona; Barry Moore, of Alabama; and Troy Nehls, of Texas.

The bill would officially change the name of the airport to ‘Donald J. Trump International Airport.’

Representative Reschenthaler, who introduced the bill, posted the following comment to his X account about the bill, saying,

Freedom. Prosperity. Strength. That’s what America stood for under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump — the best president of my lifetime. And that’s why I’m introducing legislation to rename Dulles as the Donald J. Trump International Airport.

Rep. Guy Reschenthaler

Democrat Virginia Representative Abigail Spanberger issued the following statement about the bill,

This idea is ridiculous, but sadly real. Congress 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 — renaming Virginia’s Dulles airport after Trump.

Abigail Spanberger

Representative Don Beyer posted the following statement about the prospect of changing Dulles Airport to Donald J. Trump,

One of Trump’s first acts as president was a racist Muslim ban that blocked permanent American residents from their own country. I went to Dulles to try to help innocent people caught up in the chaos. I remember grandparents detained for hours as their terrified families waited.

Those detained at Dulles and other U.S. airports committed no crime, they just happened to be traveling at a shameful moment for our country. Here’s what it was like: https://politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/what-i-saw-at-dulles-airport-214712/

And Trump’s racist ban didn’t make anyone safer. It was swiftly blocked by the courts.

The point wasn’t to make anyone safer. The point was cruelty, racism, and authoritarianism. The result was total chaos, betrayal of American values, harm to our standing in the world, and terrible division. A perfect description of the four years that followed under Trump.

Rep. Don Beyer

What are your thoughts about this bill? Should Dulles be renamed after Trump? Let us know in the comments!