Trump pledges ditching Denali in favor of Mt. McKinley, but Alaska senators pan plan: 'Awful idea'
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President-elect Trump pledged to rename Denali back to Mount McKinley, catching heat from Alaskan lawmakers, including in his own Republican Party.
During his Phoenix remarks, he also pledged to undo Democrats’ rebranding of southern military bases named for Confederates – like Fort Liberty in Fayetteville, North Carolina, which was formerly named after Gen. Braxton Bragg. Charles Creitz is a reporter for Fox News Digital.
The 20,320-foot mountain was first dubbed Mount McKinley in 1896 by gold prospector William Dickey, after learning the Ohioan had won the GOP presidential nomination – and as a swipe at silver prospectors he met who preferred Democrat William Jennings Bryan and his plan for a silver standard for the dollar. He joined Fox News in 2013 as a writer and production assistant.
Charles covers media, politics and culture for Fox News Digital.
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