Florida Trumpies fete president with birthday flotillas

Trump supporters in Florida are celebrating the president’s birthday with caravans, flotillas and parades throughout his adopted homestate.

Trump turns 74 today.

In Palm Beach County — home of US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort — caravans of trucks, motorcycles and boats were riding along highways and the intercoastal waterway at various times in the morning. The organizers were part of the president’s Florida reelection effort.

“Keep America Great Again,” one sign reads.

@realDonaldTrump supporters get ready for their truck parade from Lake Park down to Southern Blvd. and then back to to Pirate’s Well. The day’s events are part of a statewide celebration organized by Annie Marie Delgado, president of Trump Team 2020 Florida pic.twitter.com/RwMvfcvgHy

— Hannah Winston (@hannahwinston) June 14, 2020

The Palm Beach Post reports that an anti-Trump caravan also was riding through the county Sunday to protest racism and call for police reforms.

Pro-Trump flotillas also were planned for Fort Lauderdale, Miami, the Florida Keys, Tampa, Pensacola and Jacksonville — where Trump is slated to be renominated for a second term at the end of August.

In The Villages, a massive Republican-friendly retirement community northwest of Orlando where golf carts are the vehicles of choice for many residents, Trump supporters were holding a golf-cart parade in honor of the president.

— AP