Trump’s Name May Land On Ohio’s Mosquito Lake State Park

CLEVELAND, OH — A state lawmaker's proposal to rename one of Ohio's most-visited state parks in honor of former President Donald Trump has drawn sharp criticism from Democrats and the state Department of Natural Resources, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported.

Rechristening Mosquito Lake State Park to Donald J. Trump State Park "will help to honor the hard work that President Trump did for Ohio and the Nation," Trumbull Republican Rep. Mike Loychik wrote in a memo seeking co-sponsors to his legislation.

A DNR spokeswoman said in an email to the newspaper that the name of the 7,000-acre park has "withstood the test of time."

Democrats were more pointed in their opposition to renaming the state park in Trump's honor.

“Ohioans are struggling with an addiction crisis, economic disruption, and a pandemic that the other guy said would disappear just like magic,” state Rep. Richard Brown of Canal Winchester wrote on Twitter. “Instead of addressing these pressing issues, Ohio House Republicans are spending their time flattering the Insurrectionist in Chief.”

Read more by Andrew Tobias, reporting for Cleveland.com

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