Halfway across the nation, at a scenic viewpoint in Keystone, South Dakota, military aircraft are soaring overhead and Secret Service personnel are readying for the president’s upcoming Friday visit. He will attend the eve of the 250th‑anniversary celebrations at Mount Rushmore, where four presidents’ faces are sculpted into granite.
Donald Trump has embraced memes that envision him alongside George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt on the mountain face. Many of his supporters applaud the notion, and a congressional bill is currently pending to place Trump on the monument.
Terry Davis and Tim Burke, part of a longstanding group of friends traveling the American heartland by motorcycle from park to park, attempted to secure tickets for the president’s Friday night fireworks show but were unable to do so.
I asked them whether they could envision Trump’s likeness being added to the national monument.
Terry, 72, argues that Trump should headline the monument as its largest figure, stating, “I have not felt this passionate about any previous president until he assumed leadership of this country.”
These bikers cherish Trump’s image as a non‑political outsider and welcome his use of presidential authority to challenge Democrats and a federal government they view as overly intrusive.
‘Long after he leaves office—perhaps in 20, 30 years—historians will likely rank him among the nation’s greatest presidents for the contributions he has made,’ Tim remarked.
