Sen. John Kennedy urges ban on nam­ing build­ings after liv­ing politi­cians

Sen. John Kennedy (R‑LA) sug­gest­ed a ban on nam­ing build­ings after liv­ing politi­cians, a posi­tion that could put him on a crash course against the White House.
In an appear­ance on CBS News’s Face the Nation, Kennedy was asked about an ad paid for by the U.S. gov­ern­ment prais­ing Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump as “the tough­est, most resilient per­son I ever met.” The Louisiana sen­a­tor replied that he didn’t believe pub­lic offi­cials should spend pub­lic mon­ey on ads for them­selves, extend­ing this to the nam­ing of build­ings after liv­ing fig­ures.

Stay informed.Stay ahead.
Join Wash­ing­ton Exam­in­er for unlim­it­ed access to the news, analy­sis, and com­men­tary that mat­ter most.

Trust­ed reporting.Unlimited access.
Sub­scribe for full access to Wash­ing­ton Exam­in­er cov­er­age, expert polit­i­cal analy­sis, and sub­scriber-only jour­nal­ism.
Get Unlim­it­ed Access ›
Already a mem­ber? Log in
Can­cel any­time.

…