The Alt Media says Ford's Theatre report is apparently real
The Alt MediaPolitical newsletter written by Adam Parkhomenko and Sam Youngman
The Alt Media treated the report as credible and rejected putting Trump's name on the theater except through a sarcastic reference to a basement restroom.
“That Ford's Theatre thing is apparently real. We're fine with it as long as they put his name on a shitter in the basement.”
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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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Adam Parkhomenko and Sam Youngman wrote that the Ford's Theatre report was apparently real, then used a sarcastic condition to reject putting Trump's name on the theater.
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The authors introduced the Ford's Theatre item after a joke that their newsletter had never tried to put its name on the theater.
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They cited the MS NOW report and continued their broader political roundup.
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Relative to the reported discussion of attaching Trump's name to Ford's Theatre, the authors treated the report as credible and used sarcasm to reject the idea.
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“want to affix my name to Ford's Theatre, in Washington, D.C., where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, is a ridiculous lie.”Read statement
Steven Cheung says the Ford's Theatre change was never discussed
“This change was never discussed and we even issued a flat-out denial.”Read statement
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“Total Fake News trash - just completely made up.”Read statement
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