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Dems lose it over GOP plan to rename DC airport after

Trump: 'Find a federal prison'
Dem Rep. Sean Casten called the GOP bill’s supporters 'children, competing for the attention of an abusive parent'
By Elizabeth Elkind Fox News

Published April 3, 2024 12:57pm EDT

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Democrats are reacting furiously to a new GOP proposal to rename Washington, D.C.’s
main international airport after former President Donald Trump .

Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., unveiled a bill backed by six of his fellow House
Republicans to change the name of Washington Dulles International Airport to Donald J.
Trump International Airport.

While the bill likely has little chance of being passed in the current Congress, it did
succeed in triggering the ex-president’s critics when the legislative text was unveiled on
Tuesday.

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A GOP proposal to rename Washington, D.C.'s main international airport after former President Donald Trump has
Democrats, including Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., angry. (Scott Olson/Getty Images | Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via
Getty Images)

"Donald Trump is facing 91 felony charges. If Republicans want to name something after
him, I’d suggest they find a federal prison," said Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., whose district
partially covers Dulles.

The rest is in the district represented by Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., who sounded off,
"This is just another in a long list of instances where extreme House Republicans have
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"Let's get to work on the real issues the American people sent us here for — not renaming
an airport after someone who sought to undermine our democracy," Wexton said.

Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., said he was at the transit hub with worried families when Trump’s
travel ban on terror-prone countries, most of them predominantly Muslim, was fueling
"chaos" at major airports.

Washington Dulles International Airport is frequently used by lawmakers and foreign officials. (Smith
Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

"One of Trump’s first acts as president was a racist Muslim ban that blocked permanent
American residents from their own country," Beyer said. "I went to Dulles to try to help
innocent people caught up in the chaos. I remember grandparents detained for hours as
their terrified families waited."

Reschenthaler’s fellow Pennsylvanian, Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., said, "Dulles is an old,
ugly airport that no one wants to see. So I think this is a fitting tribute to [the 45th
president]."

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Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., called the bill’s supporters "children, competing for the attention
of an abusive parent."

Reschenthaler responded to Democrats' anger, saying, "If Democrats spent as much time
working for the American people as they spend attacking President Trump, our nation
would not be in a state of chaos and weakness. Thankfully, the end to this nightmarish
chapter of our nation’s history ends in November."

Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., introduced the Republican bill. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)

He told Fox News Digital of his bill on Tuesday, "As millions of domestic and international
travelers fly through the airport, there is no better symbol of freedom, prosperity and
strength than hearing ‘Welcome to Trump International Airport’ as they land on American
soil."

Dulles is a busy international hub that's critical for lawmakers and other Washington
officials' travel, particularly for airlines and routes that do not operate out of Ronald
Reagan Washington National Airport, its smaller domestic counterpart also located in
Virginia.

Dulles was ranked 33rd out of 764 U.S. airports in terms of passenger traffic in 2023,
according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. With domestic and international
travel combined, roughly 25 million passengers went through Dulles last year.

Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of
Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.

Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com

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