Trump Wants to Rename Denali. Alaska Lawmakers Don’t.
The president wants to honor a predecessor, William McKinley, by returning his name to North America’s highest peak. The state’s senators prefer the Native name.
Trump vows to revert name of Alaska’s highest peak from Denali back to Mount McKinley
President Donald Trump announced the name of Alaska’s highest peak — and North America’s tallest at over 20,000 feet — Denali, would be changed back to Mount McKinley. Trump was sworn in as the 47th president on Monday,
Trump, as Alaskans Balk, Puts McKinley, a Unifying Figure, Back on His Mountaintop
The move, the 47th president says, will ‘restore the name of a great president’ to ‘Mount McKinley, where it should be and where it belongs.’
In renaming Denali for McKinley, Trump invokes a presidential idol
The move is likely to face some pushback in Alaska, where the Alaska Native name has long been favored for the continent’s tallest mountain.
President Donald Trump vows to rename Denali to Mount McKinley in inaugural address
During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump vowed to change the name of Denali in Alaska back to Mount McKinley.
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The tallest peak in North America has been named Denali since 2015 when its name was officially changed under former President Barack Obama.
As he takes office, Trump orders Denali to be renamed Mount McKinley
The president made the name change through one of dozens of executive orders he signed on Monday. Former President Barack Obama’s administration ordered that the mountain be renamed as Denali in 2015.
Trump Vows to Change the Name of North America's Tallest Peak From Denali to Mount McKinley
President Donald Trump says he plans to rename North America’s tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, as Mount McKinley
Trump pledges to restore McKinley's name to tallest peak in North America
The pledge to rename Denali was opposed by environmental groups and Alaskan politicians, including Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
Trump again vows to change name of Denali back to Mount McKinley
President Donald Trump says he plans to rename North America’s tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, as Mount McKinley, the name it was given in 1896.
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