Florida State legislators look to name part of Commercial Blvd. for President Trump

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March 4, 2026, Florida Sun Sentinel:

Florida legislators are considering a bill that would designate a portion of Commercial Boulevard in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea as “President Donald J. Trump Boulevard.”

The House version of the bill was recently passed, clearing the way for the Senate to approve the measure.

The bill, HB 33, aims to add the honorary designation of “Trump Boulevard” to a beachside stretch of Commercial Boulevard, a major thoroughfare, not far from where a “Trump Drive” sign already exists, at the corner of Sea Grape Drive and Commercial.

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea had voted just last year to co-designate Sea Grape Drive after the president, declaring it “President Donald J. Trump Drive.”

It wasn’t an easy decision for the town. First came extensive debate, then a 3-2 vote in favor of adding Trump’s name to the Sea Grape Drive sign.

Left alone, the bill could lead to the town having a street crossing that features a Trump Boulevard in one direction and a Trump Drive in the other. The prospect of that may please the president’s strongest supporters, but it doesn’t sit well with everyone.

“Can we take it down?” asked Michael Smith, 75, who lives less than a mile from the intersection. Looking at the Trump Drive sign on a sunny afternoon, Smith said he found it difficult as a Democrat to separate his opinion about street names from his feelings about Trump’s habit of self-promotion.

“He just wants his name on everything,” he said.

Question: Will the signs stay up after he goes to jail?

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