As President Donald Trump prepared to deliver an Independence Day address at Mount Rushmore, his administration publicly endorsed the idea of adding a fifth face to the monument—his own. A White House spokesperson stated that Trump would be an ideal addition to the iconic sculpture of four past presidents, according to multiple outlets. Republican Representative Anna Paulina Luna of Florida had previously introduced legislation to that effect in January 2025. Trump had not officially supported the proposal, but in a 2020 social media post—responding to a report that he had raised the matter with South Dakota’s governor—he denied making such a suggestion while noting that it seemed reasonable given his record.