“I’d ask whether or not you think I will someday be on Mount Rushmore.”
At a rally Tuesday night in Youngstown, Ohio, President Trump made a joke about one day having his face inscribed alongside Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln on Mount Rushmore. “I’d ask whether or not you think I will someday be on Mount Rushmore, but, no — here’s the problem: If I did it joking, totally joking, having fun, the fake-news media will say, ‘He believes he should be on Mount Rushmore!’ ” Trump said. “So I won’t say it, OK? I won’t say.”
Trump would have to do a massive turnaround to join the ranks of America’s most highly regarded presidents. In six months, he has zero major legislative achievements and the lowest approval rating at this point in his term since the polls began 70 years ago. So when Trump suggested he may end up on Mount Rushmore, Twitter had a blast Photoshopping him onto the monument.
\nPlans for Trump's new Mount Rushmore have been released. pic.twitter.com/AcCEz63MKf
— Red T Raccoon (@RedTRaccoon) July 26, 2017\n
\nTrump invokes idea of his face on Mt. Rushmore.
— Dandelion Dollars (@DandelionDollar) July 26, 2017\n
Mt. Rushmore responds...
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\nDonald Trump jokes about being added to Mount Rushmore - the internet answers https://t.co/BfxuKluHXq pic.twitter.com/GRz9JMfiEN
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 26, 2017\n
\ntrump on mount rushmore pic.twitter.com/UMsNVNCP5l
— vera kowalska (@dialtfortrouble) July 26, 2017\n
\nTrump International, grand opening at Mount Rushmore! @realDonaldTrump @pnehlen #TRUMP #TRUMP2020 #TRUMPSTER Congratulations to @POTUS! pic.twitter.com/a2WD2wlZ4S
— Miguel Hidalgo (@MiguelHidalgo7) July 26, 2017\n
\nTrump on Mount Rushmore? pic.twitter.com/8yVB1gGveE
— Pierre Martin (@pmartin_UdeM) July 26, 2017\n
\nSo Trump wants his face on Mount Rushmore & my grandma just said "why doesn't someone just leave him up there, then he's not our problem"
— annabelle (@annabelletoney) July 26, 2017\n
\nOH: Trump wants his face on Mt. Rushmore and Canada is gonna pay for it.
— Rob Fuller (@mubix) July 23, 2017\n