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5. Trump ordered its removal.
Thu Aug 21, 2025, 05:14 PM
Thursday

(From the link) "Under instructions from Donald Trump’s administration, Florida officials have painted over a rainbow crosswalk in Orlando serving as a memorial to 49 people who were murdered in the deadliest attack against LGBT+ people in U.S. history."

"In a letter to governors last month, Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy instructed states to 'eliminate distractions' on public roads...'Taxpayers expect their dollars to fund safe streets, not rainbow crosswalks,' he wrote on X at the time. 'Political banners have no place on public roads. I’m reminding recipients of [Department of Transportation] roadway funding that it’s limited to features advancing safety, and nothing else. It’s that simple.' "

"Governor Ron DeSantis — whose administration has approved naming roads after Trump and the late right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh — said 'we will not allow our state roads to be commandeered for political purposes.' "

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