Local Democ­rats Help Coun­ty Hon­or Don­ald Trump With His Own Avenue In Flori­da

Demo­c­ra­t­ic com­mis­sion­ers joined Repub­li­cans by vot­ing Tues­day in favor of hon­or­ing Pres­i­dent-elect Don­ald Trump with his own avenue in Mia­mi-Dade Coun­ty.

In a 9–1 vote includ­ing sup­port from four Democ­rats, the Mia­mi-Dade Coun­ty Com­mis­sion approved the city of Hialeah’s move to co-des­ig­nate Palm Avenue as “Pres­i­dent Don­ald J. Trump Avenue,” accord­ing to the Mia­mi Her­ald.

The vote allows Hialeah to hang “Pres­i­dent Don­ald J. Trump Avenue” signs on infra­struc­ture owned by Mia­mi-Dade Coun­ty.

Democ­rats could have blocked the offi­ci­a­tion of Pres­i­dent Don­ald J. Trump Avenue, as they hold sev­en of the commission’s 13 seats. Only one com­mis­sion­er, Hait­ian Amer­i­can Mar­leine Bastien, cast her bal­lot against the trib­ute, the out­let report­ed.

Bas­tion did not elab­o­rate on her oppo­si­tion, offer­ing a terse, “I am vot­ing ‘no.’”

“Pres­i­dent Don­ald J. Trump Avenue is offi­cial in Mia­mi-Dade Coun­ty!” Com­mis­sion­er Kevin Mari­no Cabr­era wrote on Twit­ter. “Today, we rat­i­fied the City of Hialeah’s ini­tia­tive to hon­or Pres­i­dent Trump’s lega­cy of cham­pi­oning free­dom and oppor­tu­ni­ty by co-des­ig­nat­ing Palm Avenue — a vital artery in our com­mu­ni­ty — as ‘Pres­i­dent Don­ald J. Trump Avenue.’”

Pres­i­dent Don­ald J. Trump Avenue is offi­cial in Mia­mi-Dade Coun­ty!

Today, we rat­i­fied the City of Hialeah’s ini­tia­tive to hon­or Pres­i­dent Trump’s lega­cy of cham­pi­oning free­dom and oppor­tu­ni­ty by co-des­ig­nat­ing Palm Avenue—a vital artery in our community—as “Pres­i­dent Don­ald J.… pic.twitter.com/27AECJ6qTB

— Com­mis­sion­er Kevin Mari­no Cabr­era (@KMCabreraFL) Decem­ber 3, 2024

“Mia­mi-Dade Coun­ty strong­ly sup­port­ed Pres­i­dent Trump dur­ing the elec­tion, and this des­ig­na­tion serves as a last­ing trib­ute to his lead­er­ship and vision for our nation,” Cabr­era added to the post, which fea­tured a pho­to­graph of the 45th and incom­ing 47th pres­i­dent leav­ing his sig­na­ture on an avenue road sign.

Cabr­era, the item’s spon­sor, was among five Repub­li­cans sup­port­ing the pro-Trump move. He was joined by Chair Antho­ny Rodriguez, Juan Car­los Bermudez, Raquel Regal­a­do and Rober­to Rodriguez, accord­ing to the out­let. (RELATED: Trump Sup­port­ers Stage ‘Red Hat’ Protest Over Coun­cil President’s KKK Accu­sa­tions)

The four Democ­rats who vot­ed in favor of Pres­i­dent Don­ald J. Trump Avenue are Oliv­er Gilbert, Danielle Cohen Hig­gins, Kionne McGhee and Micky Stein­berg.

Hialeah is one of many pro-Trump strong­holds in Flori­da, with Trump hav­ing won the city by 53 points Nov. 5.