Floridaâs âPresident Donald J. Trump Highwayâ and so many other naming possibilities | Column
âFlorida is already heavily populated by statues of Confederate traitors, so whatâs one more homage to a seditious loser?â writes columnist Daniel Ruth.
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Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando last month. [ JOHN RAOUX | AP ]
Published Mar. 17
Updated Mar. 17
At the moment the Florida Legislature is in the midst of its 2021 session. Or as we like to refer to it in Florida â 60 days of unbridled stupid.
So it should come as no surprise one issue on the agenda of addled bloviating to be pondered by the willing shills of the Capitolâs lobbying corps is a proposal by Lake County Republican Rep. Anthony Sabatini to rename the 481-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 27, which runs from Miami to Tallahassee, the âPresident Donald J. Trump Highway.â