President Donald Trump denied a recent New York Times report claiming he suggested having his face added to Mount Rushmore, although he admitted he felt his governance record would make him worthy of such an honor.
Citing an anonymous Republican source, The New York Times reported on Aug. 8 that a White House official inquired with the office of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem about how another president, implicitly Trump, could get their likeness carved onto the famous landmark. The report also claimed that when Trump visited South Dakota for Independence Day celebrations, Noem greeted the president with a four-foot replica of Mount Rushmore that included his face.
