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Central Florida lawmaker proposes renaming highway for President Trump

Central Florida lawmaker proposes renaming highway for President Trump
JIM: WESH 2 POLITICAL REPORTER GREG FOX REPORTS ON WHETHER TRUMP MIGHT PLAY A ROLE IN FLORIDA, OR NATIONAL CAMPAIGNS, GOING FORWAR GREG: AS PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP PREPARES TO EXIT THE OVAL OFFICE, AS THE ONLY TWICE-IMPEACHED COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, A BIG QUESTION IS THIS, WILL HE CONTINUE TO CLOSE HIS GRIP ON THE GOP, AND WILL REPUBLICANS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN FLORIDA, LET HIM? >> LET’S FOCUS ON THE AMAZING THINGS THAT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION GOT DONE. GREG: REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN MICHAEL WALTZ TELLS ME HISTORY WILL SHOW TRUMP’S PRESIDENCY AS ONE CONSERVATIVES WILL EMBRACE, A STRONG ECONOMY PRE-CORONAVIRUS, TAX REFORM, REDUCED BUSINESS REGULATIONS. AND IF HE WANTS TO LEAD PARTY POLITICS, WALTZ BELIEVES THERE WILL BE A PLACE FOR HI >> I THINK WE NEED TO DEFEND HIS LEGACY AND REALLY TALK INTERNALLY ABOUT A BETTER WAY TO MESSAGE THESE POLICIES THAT I THINK ARE GOOD FOR THE COUNTRY. GREG: BUT IN THE WAKE OF THE CAPITOL RIOTS MANY BELIEVE TO HAVE BEEN INCITED BY THE PRESIDENT, CANDIDATES MAY BE TAKING A HARD LOOK AT THEIR OWN INVESTMENT IN TRUMP POLITICS. WILL GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS OR SENATOR MARCO RUBIO WANT A TRUMP RE-ELECTION ENDORSEMENT NEXT YEAR? HOW ABOUT SENATOR RICK SCOTT IN 2024? OR FLORIDA REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSWOMAN VAL DEMINGS BELIEVES VOTERS WILL REMEMBER WHICH CANDIDATES ALIGNED THEMSELVES WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP. >> WE’RE INVOLVED IN REBUILDING OUR PARTY AND TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL WE WILL DO THAT SO THAT WE WILL BE PREPARED FOR WHATEVER FLORIDA HAS TO FACE, WE’LL BE READY FOR. GREG: LOCAL REPUBLICANS TELL ME PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL BE WELCOME IN ANY CAMPAIGN. >> I THINK HE’S A FLORIDA RESIDENT I THINK WE WILL FEEL HIM HERE IN FLORIDA AND WE WILL HEAR ABOUT PRESIDENT TRUMP. HE HASN’T TOLD ME WHAT HIS PLANS ARE FOR THE NEXT 4 YEARS, BUT I SUSPECT WE WILL HEAR FROM HIM SOON ENOUGH. GREG: JUST HOW MUCH OR
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Central Florida lawmaker proposes renaming highway for President Trump
A Central Florida lawmaker says he will propose an amendment during the upcoming legislative session that would rename a roadway through most of the state after President Donald Trump. Rep. Anthony Sabatini said he will be sponsoring a bill in the upcoming legislative session that would rename U.S. Highway 27 to “President Donald J. Trump Highway.”“Looking forward to working on this important designation honoring one of the greatest Presidents in American History,” Sabatini tweeted Tuesday.U.S Highway 27 runs from Miami to Tallahassee.

A Central Florida lawmaker says he will propose an amendment during the upcoming legislative session that would rename a roadway through most of the state after President Donald Trump.

Rep. Anthony Sabatini said he will be sponsoring a bill in the upcoming legislative session that would rename U.S. Highway 27 to “President Donald J. Trump Highway.”

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“Looking forward to working on this important designation honoring one of the greatest Presidents in American History,” Sabatini tweeted Tuesday.

U.S Highway 27 runs from Miami to Tallahassee.