Rep. Meg Weinberger (R-Palm Beach Gardens) is taking a bit of a victory lap after a billboard was recently spotted showing the lawmaker holding a “45-47 Pres. Donald J. Trump Blvd” sign off the highway.
“Promises made, promises kept,” the billboard reads.
Known in Florida political circles as “MAGA Meg,” Rep. Weinbeger co-sponsored a bill, HB 987, back in February to rename a four-mile stretch of Southern Boulevard between Kirk Road and South Ocean Boulevard in Palm Beach County after the current and former president. The road is also near Palm Beach National Airport and Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club. Trump became a permanent resident of Florida in 2019 after residing in New York City.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill into law in June. About a month later, the boulevard’s distinction was unanimously approved by the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, and soon after, the Town of Palm Beach Council.
Rep. Weinberger, in her first term, thanked Palm Beach County commissioners for the designation back in July. “I am honored to see my legislation honoring the greatest president of our lifetime become reality,” Weinberger wrote. “A heartfelt thank you to every commissioner who voted in favor of this resolution!”
With Weinberger’s help, HB 987 was championed by Reps. Charles “Chuck” Brannan (R-Macclenny) and Danny Nix (R-Placida). The bill was also co-sponsored by several other lawmakers, including Rep. Berny Jacques (R-Seminole), Jim Mooney (R-Islamorada), Michelle Salzman (R-Escambia County), Rachel Saunders Plakon (R-Lake Mary), Susan Valdes (R-Tampa), and Christine Hunschofsky (D-Parkland).
President Donald Trump, who has remained popular in Florida according to a recent Morning Consult poll, thanked Palm Beach County and Gov. Ron DeSantis for the honor in a Truth Social post earlier this year.
“It has been brought to my attention that the Great State of Florida, which I won BIG three times, and where I am a proud Resident, has renamed an important four-mile stretch of Southern Boulevard, in Palm Beach County, to โPRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP BOULEVARD,” Trump said. “Thank you to Palm Beach County, Governor Ron DeSantis, and all of Floridaโs great State Lawmakers, on granting me this wonderful honor! I LOVE FLORIDA!”
Original Article: The Floridian
Author: Michael Costeines