President Donald Trump has voiced a desire to see his likeness carved into Mount Rushmore, joining the monumental figures of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. The suggestion has triggered a wave of both support and fierce opposition, prompting serious questions regarding the practical and procedural viability of altering the national memorial.
As the President prepares for a visit to the South Dakota site, BBC correspondent Sarah Smith reports from the region on the political firestorm and the formidable logistical hurdles such a proposition would entail.
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