Two lawmakers want a busy South Carolina interchange named for President Trump
Two lawmakers in South Carolina are trying to get an interchange named after President Trump.
Rep. Stewart Jones and Rep. Jonathon Hill, both Republicans in the state House, introduced a resolution in January to ask the Department of Transportation to name the interchange at the intersection of Interstates 85 and 385 in Greenville County “President Donald J. Trump Interchange.”
The name would come with “appropriate signs or markers,” the resolution says.
The interchange is part of the Gateway Project, which started construction in 2016 and cost about $300 million, according to the South Carolina Department of Transportation. The “final configuration” of the interchange opened in December.
About 22,000 cars travel it daily, SCDOT says.
In the resolution, Jones and Hill noted several reasons why they think the interchange should be named for Trump.
“Whereas, President Donald Trump fights tirelessly to restore our American values and defeat the radical left; and Whereas, President Trump has kept his promises to improve the economy, build the wall, defund Planned Parenthood, cut ISIS off at the head, and stop endless wars,” the resolution says.
The resolution said the president is “under constant attack by anti-American politicians and the fake news media” and that he has the “full support of countless South Carolinians and deserves to be honored.”
South Carolina is a red state and favored Donald Trump in the 2016 election, according to Ballotpedia. The state has favored the Republican candidate in every election since 2000.
The bill was referred to the Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions.
