Opinion
Trump’s new obsession with William McKinley undermines his ‘populist’ reputation
President Trump praised former President William McKinley in his inauguration speech. So much for MAGA populism.
The New York Times17d
Why Is This Long-Dead President Trump’s New Hero?
William McKinley, the 25th president ... Federico Rios for The New York Times It is an unlikely restoration for an American president whose little-noted but highly consequential time in office ...
Make America 1897 Again
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Who was Ohio’s President McKinley, and why did Trump rename Denali for him?
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the mountain was named for McKinley in 1896 by William Andrews Dickey, a prospector ...
Trump’s urgent push to rewrite American history
The president freely deploys phrases from the history books, but many scholars warn that he misrepresents the country’s past.
NBC New York19d
Trump shares plan — again — to rename Denali back to Mount McKinley
The name Mount McKinley was originally published in a New York Sun article in 1897 in support of then-presidential candidate, William McKinley, who eventually went on to become president.
Alaska Legislature asks Trump to retain Denali’s name instead of changing it to Mount McKinley
The Alaska Legislature passed a resolution Friday urging President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of ...
The Boston Globe6d
Two presidents, 128 years apart, and their shared love of tariffs
I’m Ian Prasad Philbrick, your new Starting Point writer ... answer to when he thinks America was great: 1897, the year William McKinley became the 25th president. The US, and the world ...