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riversedge

(81,658 posts)
Wed May 27, 2026, 04:02 PM 19 hrs ago

Plans Reveal Trump's Name 'Etched Into Marble' At Upgraded Penn Station

Source: crooksandliars.com


Newly obtained renderings of the planned Penn Station overhaul show a presidential seal with President Donald Trump's name carved into the wall near one of the station's new entrances — the latest in a string of public institutions and landmarks to bear the president's name during his second term.

By David Edwards — May 27, 2026

Newly obtained renderings of the planned Penn Station overhaul show a presidential seal with President Donald Trump's name carved into the wall near one of the station's new entrances — the latest in a string of public institutions and landmarks to bear the president's name during his second term.

Gothamist obtained internal architectural documents showing "President Donald J. Trump" etched into marble next to a presidential seal at the new Eighth Avenue entrance. The designs also feature gold-accented railings, columns, escalators, and American flags — motifs familiar from other Trump-branded projects.

The winning plan, selected by Amtrak and the U.S. Department of Transportation, taps Penn Transformation Partners as master developer. The group includes Vornado, a Midtown real estate firm run by longtime Trump ally Steve Roth.


By David Edwards — May 27, 2026

Newly obtained renderings of the planned Penn Station overhaul show a presidential seal with President Donald Trump's name carved into the wall near one of the station's new entrances — the latest in a string of public institutions and landmarks to bear the president's name during his second term.

Gothamist obtained internal architectural documents showing "President Donald J. Trump" etched into marble next to a presidential seal at the new Eighth Avenue entrance. The designs also feature gold-accented railings, columns, escalators, and American flags — motifs familiar from other Trump-branded projects.

The winning plan, selected by Amtrak and the U.S. Department of Transportation, taps Penn Transformation Partners as master developer. The group includes Vornado, a Midtown real estate firm run by longtime Trump ally Steve Roth.

The federal government wrested control of the rebuild from the MTA last year, with Trump ordering construction to begin by the end of 2027. The overhaul would demolish the Theater at Madison Square Garden to make way for a new glass entrance, raise ceilings by up to 50 feet, and dramatically increase natural light inside the notoriously gloomy station. .............................



Read more: https://crooksandliars.com/2026/05/plans-reveal-trumps-name-etched-marble

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Plans Reveal Trump's Name 'Etched Into Marble' At Upgraded Penn Station (Original Post) riversedge 19 hrs ago OP
Better Carbonite usonian 19 hrs ago #1
If the name is etched, then it can be filled with doggy doo... frequently Tim S 19 hrs ago #2
That humor will become reality BonnieJW 5 hrs ago #14
This surfered 19 hrs ago #3
Of course . . . AverageOldGuy 19 hrs ago #4
Etch his face in the urinals in the men's room. badhair77 19 hrs ago #5
um... eggplant 18 hrs ago #6
Though it is under MSQ and the Farley building, Penn Station is not privately owned. LudwigPastorius 13 hrs ago #9
Becoming more of popsdenver 15 hrs ago #7
Does anyone in the Trump administration realize..... SergeStorms 14 hrs ago #8
Ozymandias! Grins 13 hrs ago #10
That's good--I needed another place to pee. Orrex 12 hrs ago #11
It's just going to be vandalized 😊 Figarosmom 11 hrs ago #12
MORE treasonous, narcissistic, self-aggrandisement crap that will be excised in 2029. AZ8theist 5 hrs ago #13
I may get my first arrest for hitting it with a hammer. Callie1979 4 hrs ago #15
When this waste of functioning organs finally departs this planet... Dulcinea 3 hrs ago #16
Sledge hammers can smash marble, right? mwb970 2 hrs ago #17
The USA's very own Nero Mysterian 1 hr ago #18

BonnieJW

(3,143 posts)
14. That humor will become reality
Thu May 28, 2026, 06:19 AM
5 hrs ago

Right after this plan is executed, that wall will require cleaning multiple times every day

surfered

(14,453 posts)
3. This
Wed May 27, 2026, 04:11 PM
19 hrs ago

Let the name of Trump be stricken from every book and tablet. Stricken from every pylon, obelisk, and building. Let the name of Trump be unheard and unspoken, erased from the memory of man, for all time.

AverageOldGuy

(4,220 posts)
4. Of course . . .
Wed May 27, 2026, 04:11 PM
19 hrs ago

. . . when this monstrosity is installed, being that this is NYC, there will be no graffitti and no vandalism.

Am I Right or am I Right??

Psalm 109:13
May his descendants be cut off,
their names blotted out from the next generation.

eggplant

(4,236 posts)
6. um...
Wed May 27, 2026, 04:59 PM
18 hrs ago

Under 18 U.S. Code § 713, displaying the Presidential Seal on a private building or monument is a federal crime if it is used to falsely convey the impression of government endorsement, sponsorship, or approval.

popsdenver

(2,673 posts)
7. Becoming more of
Wed May 27, 2026, 08:24 PM
15 hrs ago

a dictator every day.......Trying desperately to catch up with leaders of Russia, China, North Korea etc

SergeStorms

(20,868 posts)
8. Does anyone in the Trump administration realize.....
Wed May 27, 2026, 09:15 PM
14 hrs ago

how long that will last in New York City? It'll end up like his star on Hollywood Boulevard. They'll have to surround it with armed guards, and in NYC that might not be enough.

Saddam Trump is pissing on everything like a dog to mark his territory.

Grins

(9,542 posts)
10. Ozymandias!
Wed May 27, 2026, 10:12 PM
13 hrs ago

Tell me you are a colossal, clinical narcissist of the first rank without using those words?

Dulcinea

(10,344 posts)
16. When this waste of functioning organs finally departs this planet...
Thu May 28, 2026, 08:07 AM
3 hrs ago

...EVERYTHING with his name, likeness, or built by him at taxpayer expanse needs to be razed. No monument to the Fascist Felon should exist. Period. Full stop.

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