Democrats Introduce Bill To Name Federal Prison After Trump

Democrat lawmakers have introduced a bill that would rename a federal prison in Florida after President Trump.

The move by Democrat lawmakers comes days after Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa, introduced a bill to rename Dulles International Airport in Washington D.C. after Trump.

The new bill to rename the “Miami Federal Correctional Institution” to the “Donald J. Trump Federal Correctional Institution” was introduced by Reps. Jared Moskowitz of Florida, Gerry Connolly of Virginia, and John Garamendi of California.

In a press release, the Democrat lawmakers wrote, “Everyone knows President Trump loves to write his name in gold letters on all his buildings. But he’s never had his name on a federal building before and as a public servant I just want to help the former president. Help us make that dream a reality.”

House Democrats push to rename Miami federal prison after Trump https://t.co/lTDIh2mDOX pic.twitter.com/1RQ7B3N2eP

— New York Post (@nypost) April 5, 2024

Here’s what Fox News reported:

Congressional Democrats are seeking to rename a federal prison in South Florida after former President Donald Trump in response to a Republican effort to rename Washington, D.C.’s main international airport after the ex-commander-in-chief.

Reps. Gerry Connolly of Virginia, Jared Moskowitz of Florida and John Garamendi of California, introduced a two-page measure on Friday to redesignate the Miami Federal Correctional Institution — a low-security facility for male inmates — as the Donald J. Trump Federal Correctional Institution.

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The move is in response to legislation unveiled by Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., and is also backed by six other House Republicans, to rename Washington Dulles International Airport as Donald J. Trump International Airport.

A group of House Democrats introduced legislation on Friday to rename a federal prison in Miami after former President Donald Trump.

"I hope our Republican friends will join us in bestowing upon Donald J. Trump the only honor he truly deserves."https://t.co/WzdVSMFRuo

— Axios (@axios) April 5, 2024

Here’s what ABC News reported:

The legislation, which would rename the Miami Federal Correctional Institution in Florida as the “Donald J. Trump Federal Correctional Institution,” was officially filed on Wednesday, April 3.

The move comes just days after House Republicans introduced a bill to rename Washington Dulles International Airport after the former president. The renaming efforts come in an election year when many Republicans seek to honor the presumptive nominee, while Democrats work to undercut him.

Reps. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., and John Garamendi, D-Calif., are co-sponsors of the bill.

“Everyone knows President Trump loves to write his name in gold letters on all his buildings. But he’s never had his name on a federal building before and as a public servant I just want to help the former president. Help us make that dream a reality,” Moskowitz joked in a statement released Friday.

Trump Airport—Or Trump Federal Prison? Democrats Propose Naming Correctional Institution After Ex-President In GOP Rebuke.https://t.co/j2v8ojOwLd pic.twitter.com/UyGv8jnKbH

— Forbes (@Forbes) April 5, 2024