Obama will rename Mount McKinley to “Denali,” to appeal to the Alaskan Natives.
Obama’s Secretary of Interior Sally Jewel used her authority to rename the mountain as “Denali” as a result of Obama’s executive decision. Obama is traveling aboard Air Force One to Alaska today to announce his decision.
The issue has long been a topic of controversy in Congress, especially among Ohio representatives who supported the current name.
House Speaker Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), an Ohio congressman, issued a statement noting the he was “deeply disappointed in this decision.”
“There is a reason President McKinley’s name has served atop the highest peak in North America for more than 100 years, and that is because it is a testament to his great legacy,” Boehner said.
Representatives from Alaska have supported the name change. Both Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) released statements thanking the president for making the decision.
Nope we will rename him nonpresidential…
It was actually named Denali before it was named McKinley
NO HE ISN’T the big ahole! Whats with this pos?
Who gave him permission to do this….I don’t think so. Come on Alaska stop him. He thinks he can do what ever he wants.
The name change, itself, does not bother me; it’s the very idea that Obama would do this on his own! Kind of like he is a dictator or King! Oh, wait! He thinks he is!! Sheesh!
And is he renaming our Nation to!? Ameristan?
we need to rename him GONE!
We need to remove Obama now !!!!!!!!!!!!
Only wish he would have tried to get to the top.