Conrad Anker, Jon Krakauer, Melissa Arnot Reid, and other prominent climbers and guides share their thoughts on the president's decision to rename North America's highest mountain
The President's order to rename Denali, North America's highest peak, back to Mount McKinley does not agree with Alaska senator.
As part of a torrent of decisions he issued hours after taking office, President Donald Trump declared that the name of America’s tallest mountain be changed from Denali to Mount McKinley, and that the Gulf of Mexico be renamed “The Gulf of America.”
The man after whom Trump wants to rename North America's highest peak had no connection to Alaska or Denali. So what is the story? Trump thinks he "deserves" it.
President Donald Trump announced the name change during his inaugural address, along with renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America”.
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Among the first executive orders signed by President Trump was an order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America."
The news broke shortly before he was sworn in Monday morning, and Trump confirmed it during his inaugural address. The order will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and Mount Denali to Mount McKinley, which was the official name recognized by the federal government from 1917 until 2015.
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The president was set to make the name change through one of dozens of executive orders he is expected to sign on Monday. Former President Barack Obama’s administration ordered that the mountain be renamed as Denali in 2015.
The president wants to honor a predecessor, William McKinley, by returning his name to North America’s highest peak. The state’s senators prefer the Native name.