Trump sees bond with ‘great he-man’ Theodore Roosevelt at lavish library opening
Summary
President Donald Trump visited Medora, North Dakota, to open a $450 million library and museum honoring Theodore Roosevelt. The event included a flight on a newly refurbished Air Force One, a train ride, and a speech linking Trump to Roosevelt’s legacy.Key Facts
- The library and museum cost $450 million and celebrate Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th U.S. president.
- Roosevelt spent part of his life in the Badlands of North Dakota as a cowboy and hunter.
- President Trump arrived on a refurbished Boeing 747 chosen as the new Air Force One with a custom red, white, blue, and gold paint scheme.
- Trump took a scenic train ride similar to Roosevelt’s historic whistle-stop tours.
- Horseback riders dressed as Roosevelt’s “Rough Riders” accompanied Trump’s motorcade.
- Trump toured the 96,000-square-foot library and interacted with a digital version of Roosevelt.
- He gave an hour-long speech at the nearby Burning Hills Amphitheatre, despite a faulty teleprompter.
- Trump announced a $750,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support the library’s first year and previewed plans for his own presidential museum in Miami.
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