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Oklahoma highway named for former President Trump
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A stretch of an Oklahoma state highway in the far northwest corner of the state has been named for former President Donald Trump.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma â A 20-mile stretch of highway in Oklahoma s panhandle will be named for former president Donald Trump.
Tulsa television station KTUL reports that Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed the bill. It will change a section of Oklahoma State Highway 287 to be named for Trump, who lost the 2020 presidential election to President Joe Biden.
The road will stretch from Boise City to the southeast Oklahoma-Texas border in the far northwest corner of the state.
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