Florida state Representative Anthony Sabatini drew backlash and mockery on Monday after saying he’d filed a bill to rename US Route 27 – which runs through his state – after Donald Trump.
Sabatini, who is running for Congress in 2022, asked people on Twitter to sign a petition “to name Florida’s longest road” the “President Donald J. Trump Highway” to “honour one of America’s greatest Presidents.”
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Some critics suggested Sabatini should currently be focused more on the Covid-19 crisis that is once again engulfing the state, where new infections have soared in recent weeks.
Others reminded the Florida Republican of twice-impeached Trump’s legacy:
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