Claim: In April 2026, sculptors began adding U.S. President Donald Trump's face to Mount Rushmore, the national memorial featuring the faces of four previous presidents. Many posts pointed to an article published in the British tabloid The Daily Mail on April 1 titled, "Taking shape: The new face of Mount Rushmore." There was no truth to the claim — there are no approved plans for Trump's face to appear alongside Washington's, Jefferson's, Roosevelt's and Lincoln's, as of this writing. Though the claim in April 2026 originated as a joke, the push to add Trump to Mount Rushmore has received attention in the past. In 2025, U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., introduced a bill "to arrange for the carving of the figure of President Donald J. Trump on Mount Rushmore National Memorial."

Source: Daily Mail April 01, 2026 22:37 UTC