Members of the Ohio Republican Party want to give former President Donald Trump his birthday present early this year.
Republican state Reps. Reggie Stoltzfus and Jon Cross proposed naming June 14, the former president’s birthday, “President Donald J. Trump Day.” They signed on as co-sponsors of the bill, which seeks to recognize how Trump “led our nation to unparalleled prosperity” against “great odds.”
“Let’s show the 3,154,834 Ohio voters (a record and historic number of votes received for President in Ohio) who cast their ballot to re-elect Donald J. Trump that we as a legislature recognize the accomplishments of his administration, and that the Ohio House believes it is imperative we set aside a day to celebrate one of the greatest presidents in American history,” the representatives said in a memo reviewed by WBNS-TV.
The move was slammed by Democrats who oppose the measure. The Hardin County branch of the Ohio Democratic Party denounced the resolution as a “publicity attempt.”
Ohio. We apologize for Jon Cross. We denounce this publicity attempt. https://t.co/GGWcdZL5qF @DispatchAlerts @ThePlainDealer @OHDems
— Hardin County Ohio Democrats (@hcodems) January 29, 2021
Rep. Casey Weinstein, a Democrat, pegged the proposal as being a joke in suggesting moving the celebratory date to April Fool’s Day.
I’ll offer an amendment to make the date April 1. https://t.co/cffkDmp805
— Rep. Casey Weinstein (@RepWeinstein) January 29, 2021
Trump lost the presidential election to President Biden but handily carried the Buckeye State in both the 2020 and 2016 presidential contests. Once considered a battleground, Ohio has been considered a “trending red state” in recent years.
