Trump Hopes to Join 'Mount Rushmore,' Republicans Back Adding a Fifth Figure

Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed his wish to be immortalized on Mount Rushmore, a national memorial featuring the carved faces of four U.S. presidents. The former president recently shared a video on his social media platform, Truth Social, showcasing a golden rendition of the monument with his own face placed among those of Abraham Lincoln and other past leaders.

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I will be the greatest president in many years to come.

The video, which began with the words "The Art of the Vision," featured Trump's voice stating, "I will be the greatest president in many years to come." Mount Rushmore, located in South Dakota, features the granite carvings of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.

Despite previous acknowledgments of the limited space on the mountain, which make the realization of his wish unlikely, Trump has continued to pursue the idea. In 2018, then-South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem recalled Trump telling her it was his dream to be added to the monument. He also publicly discussed the possibility in 2019, humorously noting he would gain a "terrible reputation" if he agreed.

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If I say yes, I would be in a terrible reputation.

In May, Trump shared an AI-generated image of his face on Mount Rushmore. The proposal has garnered support from some Republicans, with a former White House spokesperson stating that no one would be more fitting than the 45th and 47th president to be added to the memorial. However, the original sculptor of the monument, John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum, had indicated that carving a fifth presidential head would be nearly impossible due to the stone's limitations.

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If there was to be an addition of a president to Mount Rushmore, there is no president more fitting than the 45th and 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump.