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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Brendan Rascius

Feds signal plan to rename Penn Station potentially after Trump

  • The Trump administration is signaling its intention to rename New York’s Penn Station , potentially after the president.
  • Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy outlined "administration priorities" for the Manhattan transit hub, which is slated for an $8 billion federal makeover.
  • Duffy's letter to Congress directs Amtrak to rename New York Penn Station, and he previously suggested "Trump Station" as a possibility.
  • Reports indicate the president has employed various tactics to rename the station after himself, including linking federal funding for a rail project to the renaming, though he dismissed some reports as "fake news."
  • Other institutions, such as the U.S. Institute of Peace and Palm Beach International Airport, have already been rebranded after the president during his second term.

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Feds say it’s a priority to rename NYC’s Penn Station – could Trump’s name be added?

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