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Donald Trump shared a Truth Social video claiming Morocco is naming the 1,055-km Tiznit-Dakhla Expressway after him.
Donald Trump shared a video claiming Morocco is naming a 1,055-km highway after him. (IMAGE: X)
Trump appeared to reveal on Sunday that Morocco is naming a major coastal highway after him, sharing a video on Truth Social that refers to the route as the “President Donald J. Trump Highway” and thanking King Mohammed VI for what he called a “great honor.”
“Thank you to Highly Respected Mohammed VI, the King of Morocco — Such a Great Honor!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“I look forward to traveling the entire length of this Great Highway someday, hopefully soon!”
The nearly four-minute video shared by Trump describes the route as the “President Donald J. Trump Highway – The Peace Road for Prosperity.” It says the expressway stretches 1,055 kilometres (about 655 miles) from Tiznit to Laayoune and Dakhla, both in the Moroccan-held territory of Western Sahara. The video also thanks Trump for what it calls his “historic courage” in recognising Morocco’s claim over the disputed region.
However, Moroccan authorities had not independently announced that the expressway had been officially renamed as of Sunday. Local reports said the infrastructure continues to be officially referred to as the Tiznit-Dakhla Expressway, despite the branding used in the video shared by Trump.
🚨 AWESOME! President Trump is so respected that Morocco just revealed “DONALD J. TRUMP HIGHWAY” is being built there47 says he plans to travel the “entire length” of the new road 🤣
“Thank you to Highly Respected Mohammed VI, the King of Morocco — Such a Great Honor! I look… pic.twitter.com/hC0kc87ydl
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 26, 2026
According to Forbes, the highway follows Morocco’s Atlantic coastline and connects Tiznit with Laayoune and Dakhla, forming part of a broader infrastructure push in the country’s southern provinces. Trump also said he hoped to travel the full length of the highway “hopefully soon.”
Why Western Sahara Matters
Western Sahara has been disputed since Spain withdrew from the territory in 1975. Morocco controls most of the territory, while the Algeria-backed Polisario Front seeks an independent Sahrawi state.
During his first term in office, Trump became the first US president to recognise Morocco’s sovereignty claim over Western Sahara as part of the 2020 Abraham Accords, under which Morocco normalised relations with Israel. The Trump administration reaffirmed that position during his second term and backed greater US investment in infrastructure projects in the region, including around Dakhla.
The expressway itself is a strategic infrastructure project spanning more than 1,000 kilometres and is intended to improve connectivity between central Morocco and its southern provinces while supporting access to the upcoming Dakhla Atlantic Port.
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