Thousands Sign Petition To Name The Trump Tower Street After Obama

Per the description: "We request the stretch of Fifth Avenue between 56th and 57th Streets be renamed 'President Barack H. Obama Avenue'. Any addresses on that stretch of Fifth Avenue should be changed accordingly.

"The City of Los Angeles recently honored former President Barack Obama by renaming a stretch of the 134 Freeway near Downtown LA in his honor.

That would certainly be a slap in the face of the president, whose tower has stood as a symbol of the Trump administration ever since his rise to power, and will continue to do so as the setting of his 2020 reelection campaign if he chooses to continue.

The skyscraper is the headquarters of the Trump Organisation, and until Trump moved into the White House in Washington, D.C. he and his family had lived in the penthouse of the tower.

Whether it will succeed is yet to be seen, but it's looking good as it stands, having reached nearly 17,000 signatures of the 20,000 goal.

Speaking about the petition, Joan Addison - who signed for the move - said: "It's a pleasure to be involved in the petition to honour our deserving former president who in the face of adversity accomplished to serve the office with complete dignity and respect."