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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Brendan Rascius

Bill to name Mississippi River bridge after Trump fails in Louisiana legislature

A bill to name a bridge spanning the nation’s largest river after President Donald Trump has run aground in Louisiana, a ruby red state, according to a new report.

The legislation would have branded a proposed bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Highway 30 and Highway 1 as the “President Donald J. Trump Expressway,” adding to a growing list of infrastructure bearing the billionaire president’s name.

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