Story highlights Ohio lawmakers are unhappy that President Barack Obama is renaming the Alaska mountain named after William McKinley

Ohio Sen. Rob Portman called it "another example of the president going around Congress"

Washington (CNN) Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump vowed on Monday evening to overturn President Barack Obama's decision to rename Alaska's Mt. McKinley.

"President Obama wants to change the name of Mt. McKinley to Denali after more than 100 years. Great insult to Ohio. I will change back!" he tweeted Monday evening.

President Obama wants to change the name of Mt. McKinley to Denali after more than 100 years. Great insult to Ohio. I will change back! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2015

Trump joins Ohio lawmakers who knocked President Barack Obama's decision to pull home-state legend William McKinley's name from the highest peak in America and rename it "Denali" earlier Monday.

Obama said Sunday he would use his executive authority to rename the peak after its historic Native American title. The move is the latest example of how some longstanding traditions, such as the name of annual Democratic party dinners and the placement of the Confederate flag, are coming under closer scrutiny. And it highlights how changing names to honor the traditions and sacrifices of one group can come at the expense of offending another.

In returning Mt. McKinley to its native title, Obama says he is trying to undo what he sees as historical injustices. But the move is being slammed by lawmakers in Ohio as a slight against one of their state's political legends, who was assassinated in 1901 while in office.

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