Maddow’s Blog | The GOP Campaign to Put Trump’s Name on Things Gets a Little Weird

After Ronald Reagan left the White House, conservative activists launched an initiative called the “Reagan Legacy Project.” Driven by an apparent fear that history might be cruel to the Republican icon, the right decided to give the former president a public relations boost.

The effort proved to be quite effective. At the behest of Republicans, Reagan’s name is everywhere – schools, bridges, courthouses, highways, airports, even children – although some members of the Republican Party were convinced that this was not enough. About a decade ago, Republican Rep. Darrell Issa I tried renaming almost all of the water that surrounded the United States after Reagan.

A few years earlier, future Senator Mitt Romney proposed the creation of a Reagan Zone of Economic Freedom – that was its real name – that would include all countries around China.

But Gipper is not quite the Republican hero he once was — a variety of prominent voices in the party have admitted that Reagan could not win the Republican primary in the current climate — and legacy-minded supporters have chosen a new icon. USA Today’s Dan Morrison wrote in his new column:

As regular readers know, several GOP lawmakers wants to rename Dulles Airport in northern Virginia after the failed former president and, as of this morning, the measure was 11 Republican co-sponsors.

Earlier this month, Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona went a step further, introducing legislation to put Trump in his face. in US$500 bills. (It’s called the “Treasury Reserve Memorable Portrait Act of 2024,” also known as the “TRUMP Act.”)

Meidas plays news observed Over the weekend, some Republicans are even promoting a tribute that was previously intended for Reagan.

Specifically, Republican Rep. Greg Steube of Florida would rename waters near the United States, labeling them the “Donald John Trump Exclusive Economic Zone.”

Steube’s account No co-sponsors yetbut it appears to be only a matter of time before the ex-president/criminal starts asking GOP leaders about it, wondering when it and related bills might reach the House floor.

This article was originally published in MSNBC.com