House Democrats are trying to make sure no one remembers former President Donald Trump.
With a bill that doesn't mention Trump's name but is clearly aimed at him, a collection of Democratic House members are looking to block any "twice impeached" president from pretty much any recognition on federal land. That includes barring federal funds from going toward building a dedicated "highway, park, subway, federal building, military installation, street, or other federal property" as well as preventing that president's burial at Arlington National Cemetery.
Former presidents usually get a good number of perks once they leave office, including receiving a pension and funding to pay for assistants. But this bill would strip any twice-impeached president of all of that, save for Secret Service protection. Federal funds couldn't be used to create or rededicate monuments or buildings to Trump, or go to any state that intends to use those funds to do so.
A group of Democrats introduced the bill in late January, but it hasn't made much headway since. And regardless of its chances of success in Congress, the bill likely wouldn't bother Trump much anyway: He probably has his name on more buildings than a lot of former presidents combined. Kathryn Krawczyk
Kasv0tVaxt on February 19th, 2021 at 00:32 UTC »
It's weird that the headline focuses on burial, but the actual article doesn't mention anything about Arlington and instead talks about how the bill would forbid government buildings or monuments from being named after him, and barring any federal funds going to states that want to name something after him.
PlagueEwok on February 19th, 2021 at 00:19 UTC »
Arlington National Cement and Tile
whachoomean on February 19th, 2021 at 00:18 UTC »
I believe Trump has already stated he wants to be buried at the Four Seasons Graveyard and Tire Dump in Jersey.