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This rush to rename brings memory of Leningrad and Stalingrad and other such tributes to autocratic leaders.\u00a0 Previously, U.S. President names have been placed on various buildings, monuments, etc. after they have finished their terms or have died, not as an act of gratification for a demented narcissist.\u00a0 Perhaps Miami should re-named Trump Town.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have just read a list of the places and things which are, or will, be named after Donald Trump.\u00a0 It appears that the latest is to rename the Strait of Hormuz. 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