Ohio Republicans introduce bill to rename part of I-70 after President Trump

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Scripps News

Posted 12:59 PM, Dec 31, 2025 and last updated 1:07 PM, Dec 31, 2025


A new bill, if approved in the Ohio General Assembly, seeks to rename a two-mile stretch of I-70 in Columbus, Ohio, in honor of Donald Trump.

The bill, co-sponsored by State Reps D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) and Jeff LaRe (R–Violet Township), would rename the stretch of I-70 from mile marker 98 to mile marker 100 in Ohio as "President Donald Trump Freedom Highway." If approved, the bill would direct the Ohio Department of Transportation to "construct suitable markers along the highway indicating its name."

The stretch of highway is among the busiest portions of the interstate that spans 2,171 miles. Interstate 70 is the fifth-longest interstate in the U.S.

The bill would need to be passed by the Ohio House and Senate and signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine before it takes effect.

Read more: https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/the-president/ohio-republicans-introduce-bill-to-rename-part-of-i-70-after-president-trump

[wcmagumba]

1. Just ewww again...

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. Our extended forecast: litter. NT

[lapfog_1]

3. Hey!... Now I know where to dump the doggie poop bags

thanks Ohio!

[Buddyzbuddy]

4. I hope they included a huuuge maintenance budget.

[samplegirl]

5. He'll No

He turned Ohio into a Welfare State!

Total Federal Funding: Ohio received roughly $43.6 billion in FY2022 and $41.3 billion in federal grants in 2024, covering essential services.

Return on Investment: In 2022, Ohio received about $1.29 back in federal funds for every $1 it sent to the federal government, highlighting a positive fiscal balance, notes Policy Matters Ohio? You mean WELFARE - Y’all hate so much?

OHIO IS A WELFARE STATE.

Federal Programs: These funds support Medicaid, education, infrastructure, housing, and food security, benefiting state and local governments directly.

American Rescue Plan: Ohio also received billions in COVID-related aid ($5.4B state, $5.3B local) through the Urban Institute and Ohio Poverty Law Center.

What are we doing with these funds? With the GOP in charge you can see for yourself these funds will be cut and we will be left without healthcare.

Largest Net Contributors (Donor States):

These are largely wealthy, blue states.
California: Contributed $275.6 billion more than it received.

New York: Contributed $76.5 billion more than it received.

Texas: Contributed $68.1 billion more than it received (Texas is often considered a red state, but it is a major economic hub and a net contributor).

On a per-person basis, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Washington had the highest net contributions.

Largest Net Recipients (Recipient States):

These states receive more federal spending than they pay in federal taxes.

Virginia: Received $89.0 billion more than it contributed (due in large part to federal contracts and military presence).

Alabama: Received $44.7 billion more than it contributed.

South Carolina: Received $38.9 billion more than it contributed.

On a per-person basis, New Mexico, Alaska, and West Virginia had the biggest gaps.

Primary Drivers of the Flow
Progressive Federal Taxes: States with higher per capita incomes and wealthier residents, which tend to be blue states, pay a disproportionate share of federal income taxes.

Federal Spending Programs: Many spending programs, such as Medicaid, Social Security, and various grants, tend to send more money to states with lower-income populations and greater needs.

Federal Facilities and Contracts:

States with major federal facilities (e.g., military bases) or a high volume of federal contracts can receive substantial federal funds, a factor benefiting both red and blue states (e.g., Virginia).

Ultimately, the federal budget operates as a mechanism that transfers money from wealthier areas to poorer areas across the nation, regardless of the states' political alignment.

What happens to Ohioans when the $ flow stops?
Let us know the plan you voted for.

[riversedge]

14. ++++

[PJMcK]

27. Excellent

Thank you for the facts.

Happy new year!

[Blue Full Moon]

32. Ohio use to have surplus

The money from Ohio paid for West Virginia and Kentucky.

[Botany]

6. Aka the Russian Roadway or the "Hi Little Girl Highway" or the "Epstein Expressway."

Lot of people in Ohio will be really pissed off. This is rubbing that vulgar man in our faces.

[Efilroft Sul]

7. One mile per each mushroom inch.

[NH Ethylene]

8. Better slow walk this.

It would be embarrassing to have a roadway named after a thrice impeached president (one can hope the new year will bring us this gift).

[moonshinegnomie]

9. When the dems take over

They need to pass a law banning any federal money be spent on anything named after him besides a sewage plant

[twodogsbarking]

10. Definitely a first. The first gravel interstate highway.

[peppertree]

11. Would that be a GROVEL, or a just plain DIRT road, Mr. deWhine?

[lastlib]

12. I can predict those signs marking it.....

will be practice targets.

(In fact, I need to adjust the sights on MY rifles..........)

[Marthe48]

13. Absolutely ridiculous

I wish the idiots who voted for r's on any level would stop imposing their utter stupidity on the rest of us.

[LisaL]

15. Why not rename the whole country

as Trumpistan while they are at it?

[bromeando]

16. Highway

Donald Trump Freedom Highway? Don't make me laugh

[calimary]

17. Are you frickin' KIDDING me?

[popsdenver]

18. There is a section of I-25 in Colorado

Near Monument and Colorado Springs named..... "The Ronald Reagan Highway"

[lonely bird]

19. Yeesh

Ohi-bama. Oh-issippi.

My state is psychotic.

[OhioBack2Blue]

26. Ohio is on a republicon hell ride to the bottom...

...it is truly sad to see uncompromising zealots destroy the state, in so many ways, not just this nonsense.

Failing public schools, sagging state economy, outdated infrastructure, rampant pedophilia, now "flat taxes"

Republicons are the party of gimmicks, gangs, and gaslighting.

Just an absolute disgrace. Really.

Yes, Ohiama. Ohitucky, Ohissippi

Ohio Dem officials, "Oh it is not Dewine's fault, he is a nice man who can't do anything to stop this because he doesn't have veto power."

Oh brother

[lonely bird]

37. Yup

Now, the “property tax relief” but still no plan for financing schools after the Ohio Supreme Court ruled property tax school financing unconstitutional.

[Jack Valentino]

20. WHY don't they just name it after HITLER, and eliminate the weak wannabe middleman ??

or they could split the difference and call it the

'HIgh-chair Hitler Highway'


Further, I say that the sponsors of this bill
ought to receive "HATE MAIL/EMAIL"---

although none that would break any laws (no threats of violence)!

Just 'free speech'!

[Grins]

21. Tell me again 'It's not a cult...'

Slowly. Like I’m a 4th grader…

[Marcuse]

22. I-70. Exit 666

[usonian]

23. Just the soft shoulder.

[J_William_Ryan]

24. This is just the beginning.

We’ll see more of this insanity from Republicans after Trump is dead.

[sinkingfeeling]

25. I think it'd be ironic for it to run through Springfield, the town

he and his policies has harmed so much.

[OC375]

28. Needless BS

Why name streets after people at all? Elm, Maple, Main, etc… no controversy, no PWN, no crap to fight over renaming in 59 years. Leave politicians, activists and warriors off street names. At the very least, wait until the people are dead for 100 years, so all the bad stuff gets dug up first before we decide. This Trump naming shouldn’t even be an option.

[rzemanfl]

29. They should have to paint

the pavement orange.

[Rhiagel]

30. FFS... Why don't we rename Earth to Trump while we're at it?

Or change the Milky Way to the Trump Galaxy?

Swearingen and LaRe must have serious daddy issues or else they are pedos themselves.

[mdbl]

31. Ohio repuglicans are real weirdos.

"Let's name show the name of the worst president in our history to all travelers through our state."

[Blue Full Moon]

33. This is what I post every time I see this article

Pedophile Highway where you can pull off after eating Taco Bell to take a massive Trump in the Don.

[Martin68]

34. Worthless lick-spittle Trump acolytes.

[Hotler]

35. What's the difference between a brown nose and ring around the coller?

The level of commitment.

[CapnSteve]

36. Print stickers that match the sign font and background...

… with the word: “Pedophile” to cover the word “Freedom” so it reads: “ “President Donald Trump Pedophile Highway.”

While we are at it, replace the word “President” with “Pedophile” as well!