Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is drawing a line in the sand over New York's Penn Station. He's vowing to block what he says is a Trump administration effort to rename the iconic transit hub after President Donald Trump, arguing that the station's biggest problem isn't its name—it's the fact that it desperately needs an upgrade.

On Monday, Schumer took to X to make his position crystal clear. "I will block Donald Trump's push to rename Penn Station for himself," he wrote. "Penn Station needs to be rebuilt, not rebranded." He added that the station "is a public building, paid for by the taxpayers, and it belongs to the 600,000 people who walk through it every single day."

The pushback comes after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sent a letter to congressional leaders outlining the administration's priorities for the Penn Station rebuild. According to Schumer, buried in that letter was a "small, little bullet point" directing Amtrak to rename the station. The letter reportedly didn't specify a new name, but Schumer said the intent was obvious. "The letter never says what the name would be. It doesn't have to. We know what it is. The administration wants Donald Trump's name on that station," he said.

This isn't happening in a vacuum. Trump's name has been popping up on all sorts of public landmarks lately. Palm Beach International Airport was recently renamed The President Donald J. Trump International Airport, with Trump Force One making the first landing. The Treasury Department also announced that Trump's signature will appear on future U.S. currency alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's. And on the flip side, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) praised the removal of Trump's name from the Kennedy Center after a court ruling that congressional approval is required for any official name change.

Even federal agencies aren't immune. President Trump has promoted a proposal to rename Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as "NICE"—National Immigration and Customs Enforcement—sharing a mock design on social media.

For Schumer, the Penn Station fight is about more than just a name. It's about who the station is for. "It belongs to the 600,000 people who walk through it every single day," he said. Whether that argument will carry the day in Congress remains to be seen, but Schumer is signaling he's ready for a fight.