When President Trump paid a visit to Mount Vernon in April 2018 with French President Emmanuel Macron, Politico reports Trump questioned why George Washington didn’t name the place after himself: “If he was smart, he would’ve put his name on it. You’ve got to put your name on stuff or no one remembers you.”
When his guide pointed out that Washington actually did pretty well considering the nation’s capital was named after him, Trump laughed and said, “good point.”
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Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.
Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
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