{"id":46094,"date":"2026-01-14T12:01:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T20:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=46094"},"modified":"2026-01-14T12:01:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T20:01:42","slug":"put-an-end-to-this-narcissism-new-bill-would-ban-naming-of-federal-assets-after-sitting-presidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/put-an-end-to-this-narcissism-new-bill-would-ban-naming-of-federal-assets-after-sitting-presidents\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Put an End to This Narcissism\u2019: New Bill Would Ban Naming of Federal Assets After Sitting Presidents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Workers adjust the name of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts on December 19, 2025 in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0(Photo by Heather Diehl\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s no secret that President Trump is undermining democracy and moving this country toward authoritarianism,\u201d said US Sen. Bernie Sanders. \u201cPart of that strategy is to create the myth of the \u2018Great Leader\u2019 by naming public buildings after himself.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jake Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jan 13, 2026 (CommonDreams.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Legislation introduced Tuesday in the US Senate<\/a> would prohibit the naming or renaming of federal buildings, land, and other assets after sitting presidents, an effort to counter President Donald Trump\u2019s moves to attach his personal brand to government infrastructure<\/a> and programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The measure\u2019s backers have filed the two-page proposal<\/a><\/a> as an amendment to government funding legislation that senators are taking up this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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US Sen. Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-Vt.), one of the new bill\u2019s lead sponsors, said in a statement that Trump\u2019s penchant for adding his name to federal structures and initiatives is not mere symbolism. It is of a piece, Sanders argued, with his broader assault on US democracy<\/a> and attempts to impose his will on the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s no secret that President Trump is undermining democracy and moving this country toward authoritarianism<\/a>,\u201d said Sanders. \u201cPart of that strategy is to create the myth of the \u2018Great Leader\u2019 by naming public buildings after himself\u2014something that dictators have done throughout history.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor Trump to put his name on federal buildings is arrogant and it is illegal,\u201d the senator added. \u201cWe must put an end to this narcissism\u2014and that\u2019s what this bill does.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If passed, the Stop Executive Renaming for Vanity and Ego (SERVE) Act would apply retroactively, \u201creturning any federal assets named for the current sitting president to the name given under United States<\/a> Code,\u201d a summary of the bill notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New York Times<\/a><\/em> on Monday published a list<\/a> of \u201csome federal initiatives and places that have been named (or renamed) for him, or feature his image, in the last year alone\u201d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n