NY Lawmakers Introduce Legislation To Strip Trump’s Name From State Park

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. Nearly everyone in the crowded Repub... FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. Nearly everyone in the crowded Republican presidential field is preparing to battle for Ohio’s delegates. Twelve candidates including outsider contenders Trump and Ben Carson have filed delegate slates for the March 15 primary. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File) MORE LESS
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A pair of New York state lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday that would rename the dilapidated “Donald J. Trump State Park” that sits outside of New York City.

State Sen. Daniel Squadron’s and Assemblyman Charles Lavine’s “Anything But Trump Act” seeks to strip Trump’s name from the park, and from any other materials related to the public area that bear his name, “in response to his increasingly discriminatory proposals,” according to a news release.

“It is time the State of New York sends a message to Donald Trump that his hate speech is not welcome in our great state,” Lavine said in the release.

The park sits on 436 acres of land that Trump had planned to develop into a golf course. When those plans failed, though, he donated the property to the state in 2006, according to a New York Times article.

Lavine suggested naming the park after Muslim Revolutionary War Veteran Peter Salaam, while Squadron called for community input to rename the park.

The assemblyman said Salaam played “meaningful roles” in Revolutionary War battles at Saratoga and Stony Point, New York. He noted the park was situated 21 miles from Stony Point.

Lavine also wrote his wishes to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D):

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