Trump's a fan of President William McKinley, giving the Canton, Ohio, native a major shout-out in his inaugural address.

President Donald Trump announced the name of Alaska’s highest peak — and North America’s tallest at over 20,000 feet — Denali, would be changed back to Mount McKinley. Trump was sworn in as the 47th president on Monday,

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 move is likely to face some pushback in Alaska, where the Alaska Native name has long been favored for the continent’s tallest mountain.

The 47th president’s affinity for the 25th president is understandable, if not quite accurate.

Alaska's top lawmakers oppose Trump's plan to rename Denali back to Mount McKinley, advocating for the name that honors the region's Indigenous heritage.

The tallest peak in North America has been named Denali since 2015 when its name was officially changed under former President Barack Obama.

Trump's a fan of President William McKinley, giving the Canton native a major shout-out in his inaugural address. He promised on Monday to rename North America's tallest mountain, Denali ...

Trump loves McKinley, as he said in the inauguration speech, because McKinley “made our country very rich through tariffs” and Trump himself is enthusiastically pro-tariff. But this itself should give pause to anyone who thinks that tariffs are an innately “populist” tool of economic policy.

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Although it may seem awkward to revert to a name not originally associated with the mountain, Trump’s decision reflects a return to American traditions.