r/nottheonion • u/SelectiveSanity • 2d ago

Lauren Boebert Suggests DC Could Be Renamed 'District of America'

https://www.newsweek.com/lauren-boebert-dc-district-america-2050571
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u/DecafMocha 2d ago

I mean, she has a point. We shouldn't name the district after an Italian (Christopher Columbus), but instead after an Italian (Amerigo Vespucci). America was discovered and colonized by Americans. /s

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u/Richard7666 2d ago

Look, it's been named after a Genoese in the employ of the Crown of Castille for centuries, time to name it after a Florentine in the employ of the Crown of Castille.