All aboard the WMAGA? Florida congressman wants to rename DC transit for Trump

"This is the Trump Train, adjacent stop: Ronald Reagan National Airport," could beryllium the conductor’s telephone connected Washington, D.C.’s commuter obstruction strategy if 1 Florida GOP congressman has his way.

Rep. Greg Steube drafted "The Make Autorail Great Again (MAGA) Act," which would withhold $150 cardinal successful national backing from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) until it is renamed "WMAGA" – oregon the Washington Metropolitan Authority for Greater Access, successful grant of President Donald Trump.

It would besides necessitate the METRO obstruction strategy – six color-coded lines encompassing astir 130 miles of way – to beryllium renamed the "Trump Train."

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Donald Trump, left, Washington METRO, right (Getty/IMAGN)

Steube called upon a 1966 District of Columbia instrumentality granting legislature "consent" for the interstate compact and ensuing constitution of WMATA.

"WMATA has received billions successful national assistance implicit the years and continues to look operational, safety, and fiscal challenges," Steube said successful a statement.

"In the tone of DOGE, this measure demands accountability by conditioning national backing connected reforms that awesome a taste displacement distant from bureaucratic stagnation toward public-facing excellence and patriotism."

The day-to-day operations of WMATA and the METRO, including fares and routings, are controlled by its committee – not Congress. It besides receives backing and recommendations from the 3 state/district stakeholders.

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Tourists visiting Washington, D.C., thrust the city's Metro (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority) bid serving the superior metropolis and surrounding areas.  (Robert Alexander/Getty Images)

WMATA’s committee consists of 2 members from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia, positive 2 appointed by the national government.

Steube called WMATA a "struggling institution" successful request of a "fresh identity," peculiarly up of planetary events scheduled successful the region, including the 2027 NFL Draft and FIFA World Cup matches.

Fox News Digital reached retired to WMATA arsenic good arsenic Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., for comment.

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Several METRO stations already athletics governmental names, though they often coincide with adjacent sites – including for erstwhile President Ronald Reagan, ex-Secretary of State John Dulles, Pierre L’Enfant and Pierre DuPont.

A determination to rename the full METRO strategy successful grant of a dignitary, however, has ne'er been tried previously.