A MAGA license plate? Oklahoma lawmaker wants to make one with Trump campaign slogan
An Oklahoma lawmaker wants to make license plates with President Donald Trump’s campaign slogans “Make America Great Again” and “Keep America Great.”
Republican state Sen. Nathan Dahm filed legislation to create the specialty plates for Oklahoma drivers.
“With the introduction of these specialty license plates, we are providing Oklahomans with the option to show their support for America,” Dahm wrote in a news release.
Proceeds from the license plates will go to two veteran’s organization — Folds of Honor Foundation and Warriors for Freedom Foundation. Each organization would get $10 from sale of the $35 license plates.
One rendering of the proposed license plates that Dahm shared on Instagram doesn’t mention the names of the organizations, but it includes a saluting soldier in the background. The other doesn’t include a soldier.
The state’s tax commission would be authorized to enter an agreement with a corporation or entity designated by Trump for licensing fees that may be required to use the logo or design.
Specialty license plates in Oklahoma can be created to show membership in an organization or demonstrate support for an organization, group or cause, according to tax commission guidelines.
The specialty license plates can’t advertise or endorse a product, brand or service that’s for sale or “promote any philosophy based on prejudice or that is contrary to state civil rights laws.”
Oklahoma has 98 specialty license plates, according to Dahm’s news release.
This isn’t the first time an Dahm and state Sen. Marty Quinn have tried to put Trump on Oklahoma roadways.
Last year, they filed legislation to rename a stretch of Route 66 after the president, McClatchy News reported. Dahm dropped the effort after the Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, who oversees marketing and branding for the state, rejected the idea, USA Today reported.
In Texas, a Fort Worth man frustrated with Trump tried to put “JAIL 45” on a license plate, the Forth Worth Star-Telegram reported. It was rejected.
This story was originally published January 15, 2020 at 4:02 PM.