Trump requested to have an airport and a train station named after him

US President Donald Trump reportedly proposed renaming New York's Penn Station and Washington's Dulles International Airport after himself. In exchange, he offered to release over 16 billion dollars in frozen federal funds for a major rail project connecting New York and New Jersey. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer rejected the proposal, which was reportedly made during a meeting last month. Other officials, including Representative Jerry Nadler, described the move as a form of blackmail regarding essential infrastructure funding. The article also highlights Trump's broader ambitions to leave a lasting mark across the country through various monuments and symbolic gestures. Typically, such honors are bestowed upon American presidents only after they leave office or after their death.