Donald Trump has long boasted that his record is deserving enough to be added to Mount Rushmore, but the President seems more convinced now than ever as he drops hints about his inclusion on the historic monument.
The President spoke at the South Dakota memorial on Friday night to kick off the long-anticipated and highly publicized America 250 celebrations.
Before taking the podium, Trump shared an AI-generated video depicting a gold-plated engraving of Mount Rushmore with his face added to the far right of the monument, alongside Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt.
‘I will be the greatest president for many, many years to come. And we’re gonna have a lot of fun tonight,’ Trump said in a voiceover as the camera panned the gold engraving.
The Trump administration also heavily hinted at Trump’s addition to the monument, handing out cookies on Air Force One showing his face etched in the mountain alongside Lincoln.
‘Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Black Hills, South Dakota. Five Presidents,’ was engraved in frosting.
The President’s new daughter-in-law, Bettina Trump, shared an image of the cookie on her Instagram stories.
Betsy Klein, CNN’s White House correspondent, also posted the cookies on X, writing, ‘The cookies served to the first family and to the press aboard Air Force One today were… different.’