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In looking backward over the history of the big mountain, it seems strange and unfortunate that the name of McKinley should have been attached to it,
McKinley was a very good, maybe a great president. They took his name off Mount McKinley. That's what they do to people."
Trump has since returned to this theme, claiming in a speech in January 2025 Can it be denied that the names they gave to the most imposing features of their country should be preserved? Can it be too late to ... restore these beautiful names?"
Uh. Nope. It’s Denali,
said Murkowski on X after Trump's speech A short time from now, we will be restoring the name of a great president, William McKinley, to Mount McKinley, where it should be and where it belongs,
Trump announced earlier in his inauguration speech