White House Rapid Response says the Ford's Theatre report is completely made up
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The White House's Rapid Response account called MS NOW's report completely made up and attacked its anonymous sourcing.
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Trump administration officials discussed or considered affixing Donald Trump's name, in some unspecified way, to Ford's Theatre or the Ford's Theatre National Historic Site.
“Total Fake News trash - just completely made up.”
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Did Trump Aides Discuss Putting His Name on Ford's Theatre?
On September 23, 2026, MS NOW reported that Trump administration officials had discussed affixing Donald Trump's name to Ford's Theatre in some unspecified way. The report relied on unnamed sources, including one current administration official who said the idea had been discussed. White House communications director Steven Cheung said the change was never discussed. Trump called the report a lie, and White House and Interior Department spokespeople also denied it. No public document or named source has confirmed the reported discussion.
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The official White House Rapid Response account quote-posted MS NOW's report and called it completely made up. The post also criticized the outlet's reliance on an unnamed official.
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The White House Rapid Response account quote-posted MS NOW's report that administration officials had discussed attaching Trump's name to Ford's Theatre.
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The post called the report completely made up and criticized its reliance on an unnamed official. It did not provide an alternative account of the internal discussions.
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The case reference point is whether Trump administration officials discussed attaching Trump's name to Ford's Theatre. The official White House account calls the report completely made up, which directly denies the reported discussion.
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