"It's been quite a year, which is just the way Donald Trump, a narcissist the likes of which the world has never seen tm, wants it. Almost. Can't you just hear him: "I do, I do, and I do some more, more than anyone else ever, and yet I don't get all the accolades I deserve. Haters." Now sure, he got the inaugural Gianni "Human rights problems? What human rights problems?" Infantino FIFA Peace Prize."
"The Donald J. Trump Award for Narcissistic Rebranding goes to . . . Donald J. Trump for The Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. And how dare any mere jazz musicians object to this. The Donald J. Trump Award for Nationalistic Rebranding goes to . . . Donald J. Trump for the Gulf of America. All the haters at the AP and elsewhere can just get a life."
Donald Trump pursues flamboyant self-promotion by renaming institutions and national landmarks and undertaking lavish White House renovations. He attached his name to the Kennedy Center and proposed renaming the Gulf the 'Gulf of America.' The White House features ostentatious golden decorations, 'live, laugh, love' signage, and a renovated Lincoln Bathroom. A Presidential Walk of Fame displays an 'AutoPen' image of Biden and oversized plaques recounting presidents' achievements. Plans include removing the East Wing to create a Donald J. Trump White House Ballroom, described only as a 'concept of a plan.' These actions emphasize personal branding and grandiose redesigns.
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