US EditionGOP candidate for Georgia lieutenant governor proposes naming mountain after Trump
State Rep. David Clark aims to attract Trump loyalists in Forsyth County by renaming Sawnee Mountain, a prominent local peak, to honor the former president's legacy.
- On Tuesday, State Rep. David Clark, Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Georgia, introduced a resolution to rename Sawnee Mountain in Forsyth County to Trump Mountain and announced it on X.
- To court primary voters, Clark argued the proposal aims to win over Trump loyalists in the Republican primary while he runs for the office being vacated by the lieutenant governor.
- Sawnee Mountain sits just north of Cumming, Georgia, in Forsyth County and is one of the tallest peaks in the region.
- The move underscores intra-party jockeying among Georgia GOP intra-party voters amid GOP splits after Geoff Duncan left the party and Gov. Burt Jones served as a fake elector in 2020.
- Observers note the move aligns with a pattern of renaming regional landmarks for living presidents, an unusual symbolic gesture reflecting Trump’s effort to leave personal marks, experts say.
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Lawmaker Aims to Name Mountain After Trump
A Georgia lawmaker filed a resolution to rename a mountain after President Trump. Sawnee Mountain, located outside of Atlanta, is currently named after a Native American chief. “President Trump is one of the most transformative presidents in our nation’s history,” Republican State Rep. David Clark wrote on social media. “That’s why today I introduced a resolution to rename Sawnee Mountain in Forsyth County to Trump Mountain to honor his historic…
His survey figures are historically poor, but for his followers Donald Trump is still considered the greatest US president of all time – to whom one should place monuments throughout the country. This includes David Clark, a member of the Georgia State. The Republican has made an official request to rename a mountain in his district to "Trump Mountain" – and to simply wipe out the name of a legendary Cherokee chief. The Sawnee Mountain is a moun…
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DNyuzGeorgia state lawmaker moves to name Sawnee Mountain after President Trump
A state representative in Georgia filed an oddball resolution pushing to rebrand a mountain that bears the name of a celebrated Native American chief after President Trump.
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