All aboard the suck-up practice.
Republican Rep. Greg Steube of Florida needs to pressure the Washington, D.C., public transportation company to rename itself from the Washington Metropolitan Space Transit Authority (WMATA) to the Washington Metropolitan Authority for Larger Entry (WMAGA). He additionally calls for that the Metrorail be renamed the “Trump Train.”
On Thursday, to advertise this juvenile show of loyalty, Steube posted to his social media a type of AI-generated fantasy pictures right-wingers love a lot as of late. This one exhibits President Donald Trump carrying a “WMAGA” conductor’s cap.
“In the spirit of DOGE, this bill demands accountability by conditioning federal funding on reforms that signal a cultural shift away from bureaucratic stagnation toward public-facing excellence and patriotism,” Steube mentioned in a Thursday assertion about his infantile Make Autorail Nice Once more Act, which, if enacted, would withhold federal funding from WMATA except it underwent this MAGA rebranding.
The Florida Republican is not any stranger to outrageous public shows of fealty to Trump. Final summer time, he launched a invoice to rename ocean areas surrounding the USA because the “Sea of Trump.”
Steube’s new gesture of submission is simply the newest exhibition of worship by GOP minions.
Others have proposed to rename sections of interstates in addition to Dulles Worldwide and Nashville Worldwide airports after Trump. Even the GOP’s disastrous new funds invoice consists of naming proposed federal belief accounts for youngsters in honor of its Pricey Chief.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida proposed a invoice roughly every week after Trump’s inauguration to carve his face onto Mount Rushmore. Texas Reps. Brandon Gill and Troy Nehls launched the “Golden Age Act of 2025,” which might exchange Benjamin Franklin’s picture on the $100 invoice with Trump’s depressing mug.
In early April, Federal Communications Fee Chair Brendan Carr proudly sported a gold Trump pin in a pathetic show of MAGA allegiance. The FCC is meant to be an unbiased authorities company, after all.
In the meantime, when ethically challenged Republican Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee appeared on Fox Enterprise on Thursday, he was requested about his proposed modification to the Structure, which might enable Trump a 3rd time period in workplace.
“Now let’s be honest. That’s a tough and long road,” Ogles mentioned, acknowledging the improbability of the modification passing. “But I think what it does is it forces a conversation.”
When pressed on having this “conversation” he’s so wanting to have, Ogles admitted nobody was really having it.
Republican lawmakers appear to spend most of their time targeted on proving their obeisance to Trump. Underneath his administration, cult-like loyalty assessments for federal employment have been launched, making certain more unusual shows of obedience sooner or later.
