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  "description": "Trump has made several references to being on Mount Rushmore over the years, including sharing in May an AI-generated image of himself on the mountain next to Lincoln.",
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    "Truth Social Post",
    "Mount Trumpmore? It's the president's 'dream,' Rep. Kristi Noem says",
    "There's no room for Trump's face on Mount Rushmore, despite MAGA push",
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  "textContent": "# No.\n\nDespite calls for presidents such as Reagan, Obama, Trump or others to be added as a fifth face onto Mount Rushmore, it’s not possible.\n\n\"There is no more carvable space up on the sculpture,\" the landmark’s public information officer said in 2020, adding that it’s one of the most common questions park employees receive.\n\nThen-U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem recalled President Trump telling her in his first term that it was his “dream” to be on Mount Rushmore. Noem said she started to laugh, assuming he was joking, but that he was “totally serious.”\n\nTrump has made several references to being on Mount Rushmore over the years, including sharing in May an AI-generated image of himself on the mountain next to Lincoln.\n\nWhen Noem was governor, she gave Trump a $1,100 bust that depicted the president on Mount Rushmore when he visited on July 3, 2020, for an Independence Day fireworks celebration.\n\n**Sources** :\n\nPresident Trump, Truth Social Post\n\nSioux Falls Argus Leader, Mount Trumpmore? It's the president's 'dream,' Rep. Kristi Noem says\n\nNBC News, There's no room for Trump's face on Mount Rushmore, despite MAGA push\n\n* * *\n\nSouth Dakota News Watch partners with Gigafact to publish fact briefs that refute or confirm a claim with supporting information and additional evidence and context. Send questions or feedback to _news@sdnewswatch.org_. Submit a question for us to answer on the tipline.\n\n****Support fact briefs.**** Help us fight misinformation by supporting fact briefs that refute or confirm a claim with supporting information and additional evidence and context.\n\n\n                            Donate\n                        \n\n_**South Dakota News Watch** is an independent nonprofit. Read, donate and subscribe for free at _sdnewswatch.org_.**Contact freelance reporter Michael Klinski:** michael.klinski@sdnewswatch.org._",
  "title": "Fact brief: Is it possible to add a fifth face to Mount Rushmore?",
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-09T10:00:19.881Z"
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