Trump Claims a Moroccan Highway Bears His Name, Officials Remain Silent

President Donald J. Trump posted a video on his Truth Social platform asserting that a $1 billion, roughly 655-mile expressway linking Tiznit to Dakhla in the Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara has been renamed the “Donald J. Trump Highway.” The clip includes a dramatic narration praising both King Mohammed VI and Trump’s “historic courage,” and Trump added a caption expressing enthusiasm for traveling the road.

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The expressway, part of Morocco’s infrastructure development in the disputed Western Sahara region, has been promoted as a major economic corridor. Trump’s claim follows his long-standing public support for Morocco’s claim to the territory, a stance he reiterated nearly a year earlier amid tensions with the Algeria-backed Polisario Front. Throughout his second term, Trump has frequently highlighted naming initiatives that associate his name with U.S. roads and other symbols.

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As of the afternoon on the day of the post, Moroccan media outlets reported the claim but did not provide confirmation from any government source. Neither the Moroccan embassy in Washington nor the White House responded to inquiries from the reporting outlet. Consequently, there is no official record indicating that the highway has been formally renamed.

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• Projected cost of the expressway: about $1 billion.

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• Approximate length: 655 miles (1,054 km).

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• Route: connects the southern city of Tiznit with the coastal town of Dakhla in Western Sahara.

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If verified, the naming would represent a rare instance of a foreign roadway bearing a sitting U.S. president’s name, underscoring the symbolic dimension of Trump’s diplomatic outreach to Morocco. The lack of official confirmation, however, highlights the gap between the president’s social-media assertions and documented governmental actions, leaving the claim unsubstantiated pending further verification.

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