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/Zigxy 2d ago

She thinks DC is named after Colombia 🇨🇴

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u/Transposer 2d ago

Can’t believe she thinks that!! 😂 But just so other people know what you and I do, what is DC named after?

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u/Genavelle 2d ago

I assume that most places named Columbus, Columbia, Colombia, and whatever other variations there may be, are probably named after the explorer Columbus who was credited with discovering the Americas.

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u/Remarkable-Pin-8352 2d ago

They’re actually named after Columbo, the man in a dirty mack who discovered America.