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Poll: Only 9% Back Trump Building Names, Democrats Oppose

5/5/2026

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A Pew Research Center poll finds the public broadly rejects naming government buildings after President Donald Trump.
Only 9% say it would be acceptable while Trump is in office.
Republican support reaches 17% while 77% of Democrats say it would never be acceptable.
Critics say recent moves to add Trump’s name to the Kennedy Center and Palm Beach Airport improperly honor a sitting leader.

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A Pew Research Center poll finds the public broadly rejects naming government buildings after President Donald Trump.
Only 9% say it would be acceptable while Trump is in office.
Republican support reaches 17% while 77% of Democrats say it would never be acceptable.
Critics say recent moves to add Trump’s name to the Kennedy Center and Palm Beach Airport improperly honor a sitting leader.