Donald Trump is on a rampage to have as many “Vanity” projects as possible, defying history, where only leaders who have passed away, and have high regard of the American people, have projects and buildings named after them.
Trump has destroyed the East Wing of the White House, in his mad dash for a massive 90,000 square foot Ballroom, that would overwhelm the historic building of 226 years.
Trump has also destroyed the Rose Garden, one of the major attractions of the White House.
Additionally, he has promoted a 250 foot Triumphal Arch;
renamed the John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts to include his name;
adding his name to the US Institute of Peace;
is renovating the Reflecting Pool of the Lincoln Memorial;
painting the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to be as white as the White House, even though it has always been granite;
a proposed National Garden of American Heroes;
banners on federal buildings of his portrait;
wishing to have Penn Station in New York City and Dulles International Airport in Virginia renamed after him;
proposal to have American Passports with his face on them;
along with wish to create a $250 bill with his face on the currency, when that only happens for leaders who have passed away.
The extent of his self aggrandizement and ego promotion is unprecedented, and no past President would endorse it, not even Richard Nixon, and would be particularly condemned by the likes of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Ronald Reagan.
What Trump is promoting reminds one more of the ancient Roman Empire; King Louis XIV of France; and Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany.
In a new development, the federal courts have intervened to attempt to end control of the Kennedy Center and the adding of Donald Trump’s name;
and are resisting the “Weaponization” proposal to award financial damages to January 6 Insurrectionists, a proposal that many Republicans in the US Senate are now working to prevent.
While for now, there is no final decision on these matters, finally, we are seeing an organized attempt to rein in the reckless activities of Donald Trump, and it is a good sign for the preservation of American democracy and the rule of law.