Trump said he planned to “restore the name of a great president, William McKinley, to Mount McKinley, where it should be and where it belongs."

For decades, Alaskans and Indigenous groups petitioned for the name to be changed back to Denali. Their efforts faced opposition, particularly from Ohio lawmakers who viewed the name Mount McKinley as a tribute to their state’s native son and 25th U.S. president.

The Alaskan mountain, now known as Mount Denali, will revert back to its previous name Mount McKinley, which was changed by former President Barack Obama. Obama changed the name to Denali in 2015 to reflect the traditions of Alaska Natives as well as the preference of many Alaska residents.

US President Donald Trump announced in his inaugural speech Monday that he will seek to rename Alaska's Denali as part of his day one actions, overriding the will of the

On his first day, President Trump plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and revert Denali to Mount McKinley, sparking some pushback from representatives in Alaska.

President Donald Trump says he plans to rename North America’s tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, as Mount McKinley, the name it was given in 1896.

During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump vowed to change the name of Denali in Alaska back to Mount McKinley. "A short time from now, we are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America,

Ahead of his inauguration on Monday, it was revealed that Trump would sign an order to rename Denali as Mount McKinley (and rename the Gulf of Mexico ). Why does renaming an Alaskan peak rise to the top of the list of Trump’s first-day priorities?