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Florida House lawmakers are introducing a bill that attempts to rename the Washington, D.C. metro for “Trump Train,” the latest in a series of efforts by GOP lawmakers, to attach President Donald Trump’s name to various buildings and infrastructure.
On Thursday, May 29th, R-Florida Rep. Greg Steube introduced the “Make Autorail Great Act” to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) which blocks all federal funds. Steube hopes WMATA will become WMAGA instead — a news release from his office says that “Washington Metropolitan Authority” and “Washington Metropolitan Authority” for the Metro to become “Trump Train” and the Metro will become “Trump Train.”
“WMATA has received billions of federal support over the years and continues to face operational, safety and financial challenges,” Steube said in the release. “In the spirit of Doge, this bill calls for accountability by conditioning federal funds on reforms that demonstrate cultural change from bureaucratic stagnation to excellence and patriotism.”
Metro says it has 600,000 customers a day across the Washington, DC area and around Virginia and Maryland. With 98 stations, this is the second busiest subway system in the United States.
Florida State Assemblyman is the latest member of the GOP trying to attach the president’s name to infrastructure or buildings. Other Republicans have pursued numerous proposals over the past year, from adding Trump to printing a $500 bill featuring Trump’s face.
Below are other recent proposals from Republican lawmakers seeking to rename Trump.
- Rep. Addison McDowell of R-North Carolina renamed the law on January 23 to propose Washington Dulles International Airport as Donald J. Trump International Airport. It failed in the committee in mid-March.
- In Texas, Republican Rep. Joan Schoffner introduced a bill on March 14 that would rename a portion of Travis County’s I-35 to President Donald J. Trump Highway.
- In Arizona, the proposed bill from Republican state Sen. Wendy Rogers aimed to rename the state’s Route 260 as “Donald J. Trump Highway.” It failed to make it from Congress. According to KJZZ, Rogers said, “I’ll take it home next year and take it home the following year.
- Kentucky also wants to rename the highway in honor of its president. On January 7, GOP lawmakers introduced a joint resolution to designate 11-mile Route 18 in Kentucky, Boone County, as “President Donald J. Trump Highway.”
Contributors: Natalie Neisa Aland and Kinsey Crawley, USA Today.
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