NY lawmaker pushes to remove Trump’s name from state park

A New York state senator has introduced a bill to remove President Trump’s name from a state park in response to Trump’s comments about  “shithole countries.”

Democratic state Sen. Brad Hoylman has proposed removing the moniker “Donald J. Trump State Park” from the 436-acre park in Westchester and Putnam counties, according to BuzzFeed News.

{mosads}Hoylman told BuzzFeed News that the “fresh outrage gives even greater impetus to strip his name from a New York state park.”

“There’s no hiding from Trump’s bigotry, but we New Yorkers can take a stand against his racism and divisiveness by removing his name from public buildings and parks,” Hoylman said.

“Having a state park named after you is an honor that Donald Trump doesn’t deserve.” 

Queens Assemblywoman Nily Rozic is co-sponsoring Hoylman’s bill. She earlier pushed for the park to be renamed after Heather Heyer, the woman killed during the white supremacist rallies in Charlottesville, Va.

“I’m a senator in Albany, not Washington, so I can’t initiate an impeachment of the president, but I can stand up for my constituents to a president who is so hateful and racist in his words and deeds,” Hoylman said of his bill.

“My constituents want to know that their representatives in Albany are going to be fighting Trump every step of the way. This is one symbolic, but highly visible way to do that.”

Hoylman’s legislation is the latest attempt by New York lawmakers to remove Trump’s name from the park.

State Sen. Daniel Squadron (D) called for Trump’s named to be pulled from the park in 2015 over Trump’s rhetoric during the presidential campaign.

Trump is continuing to face backlash over his reported comments referring to Haiti, El Salvador and African nations as “shithole countries” during a meeting on immigration.

Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen said Tuesday that she did not recall that Trump made the remarks, but then said that it was “possible” that Trump used vulgarity during the meeting.