The Alaska Legislature passed a resolution urging President Trump to keep the name Denali for North America's highest peak, opposing his executive order to revert it to Mount McKinley. The resolution's passage in the state Senate, with a unanimous 19-0 vote, came after the House had earlier approved it 31-8. Trump argued for the name change to honor President McKinley, who, despite his Ohio origins, never visited Alaska. The Interior Department announced plans to implement the renaming order, but state officials have expressed disagreement lacking final resolution on the issue.
On his first day in office, President Trump signed an executive order to revert to the name Mount McKinley, claiming it honors a great president.
The Alaska Legislature passed a resolution with a 19-0 vote urging Trump to keep the name Denali, while the House had earlier approved the measure 31-8.
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