Brian Tyler Cohen calls Ford's Theatre renaming insulting
Political commentator and host of Another Day
“this renaming of one of America's most storied landmarks is incredibly insulting and misguided”
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Brian Tyler Cohen criticized the reported naming discussion and described adding Trump's name to Ford's Theatre as insulting and misguided.
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Cohen described the report that Ford's Theatre had come up in administration discussions about adding Trump's name.
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He continued by mocking possible Trump names for other Washington landmarks and criticizing the administration's priorities.
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Case context: Did Trump Aides Discuss Putting His Name on Ford's Theatre?
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Relative to the reported discussion of attaching Trump's name to Ford's Theatre, Cohen called the proposed renaming insulting and misguided.
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Did Trump Aides Discuss Putting His Name on Ford's Theatre?
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