Kennedy gave his life for this country.
0:03>> [music] >> Donny wants his name on the building.
0:06Same energy.
0:08Apparently.
0:10There's a big [music] old building sitting by the water in DC. Built to honor a president who died. That's the whole point, see?
0:17>> The whole point.
0:18>> Congress [singing and music] made it.
0:19Put his name up on the wall, a memorial for a dead man. That's all. Then Donny walks in, [music] takes a look around, sees somebody else's name and something goes pop.
0:29>> In his crown.
0:30>> Fires the whole board, makes himself the [music] chief. Then puts his own name on it like a common thief.
0:37>> Hey!
0:37>> Judge takes one look and says, [music] >> Absolutely not.
0:41>> You can't rename a memorial. You're not allowed. You're caught. So what do they do? Do they [music] take it down with grace?
0:47>> Nah, they threw a giant bed sheet over the whole place.
0:51>> Oh, no.
0:52>> Put [music] my name on it.
0:54On it.
0:55Put my name on it. [music] On it. Didn't build it, didn't pay it, but I claim it.
1:01>> Claim it. [music] >> Put my name on it.
1:04>> Hey!
1:05>> Now the markers out and Donny's feeling brave. He looks down at a map and sees a whole big wave. [music] >> A wave?
1:13>> There's a narrow strip of water where the oil boats go. Belongs to [music] other countries, but you already know.
1:19>> You know.
1:20>> He draws a big blue circle right around the sea, writes "New US Territory", posted, hit send. Easy.
1:26>> Hit send.
1:26>> White House shares it [music] like it's normal, like it's fine. Somebody drew on the ocean and they [singing] put it online.
1:33Same as the [music] first one, either.
1:35>> Let's be clear.
1:36>> He renamed a whole gulf just a year ago this year. He tried to buy Greenland, they said, "Sir, it's not for [music] sale." So now he just writes on things.
1:45>> Cheaper, never [laughter] fails.
1:47>> Put my name [music] on it.
1:49On it.
1:51Put my name on it.
1:53On it. Didn't build it, didn't pay it, but I claim [music] it.
1:57>> Claim it.
1:58>> Put my name on it.
2:03>> Let's talk about the sheet.
2:04>> There's a building in Washington.
2:06>> Yes.
2:07>> And there's a giant tarp across the front of it.
2:09>> Correct.
2:10>> Because a court said his name has to come down.
2:13>> And they still won't take it off.
2:14>> So now there's a sheet hanging on a national landmark, like a bandage on a bruise nobody wants to [music] explain.
2:21>> And underneath that sheet >> is a grown man's tan >> The most expensive one in American history.
2:29But wait, it gets dumber. [music] I promise you it does. The board came back around and took another vote because 20 of them said, "Yes, [music] let's write it up again." Three of them said, "NO."
2:40>> THREE OUT OF 23.
2:42>> NEW PLAN, RIGHT? RESTORED and renovated [music] by Donnie J. Rename the Plaza to the whole entrance all the way. And there's one more line they'll add, but only if it's funded. [music] A hundred million dollars and his name gets doubled.
2:56Big wow. Back [music] in only's got a helipad to build. A ballroom and a fountain while the country's got a [music] bill.
3:03>> His numbers hit the floor and the world is on fire.
3:07>> The man's out [music] back measuring the FLAGPOLE HIGHER.
3:10>> PUT my name on it.
3:12On it.
3:14Put my name on [music] it.
3:16On it. Didn't build it, didn't pay it, but I claim it. [music] >> Claim it.
3:21>> Put my name on it.
3:24Put my name >> We got a little SMALL LITTLE MAN.
3:27>> SMALL MAN.
3:29Put my name on it.
3:30>> Somebody take the marker from his hand.
3:33>> Hey.
3:34There's a tarp on a building in [music] Washington.
3:37It's covering a man's name.
3:40Honestly, it's the most accurate [music] thing in that whole city. Put my name on it.
3:48Put my name on it.
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