Lauderdale-by-the-Sea will never be quite the same.

Town officials voted this week to co-designate a main street, Sea Grape Drive, as “President Donald J. Trump Drive.”

It was misguided and unnecessary. As many residents warned at a meeting on Wednesday, it threatens to hurt tourism — the economic lifeblood of this coastal village of trendy restaurants and mom-and-pop retailers.

Like everything about Trump, the road renaming exposed divisions in a charming seaside town north of Fort Lauderdale. Three commissioners voted yes and two voted no. The meeting chamber was so crowded that a spillover room was needed.

The many words of protest were all about Trump — his record, his ethics, his tariffs and his divisive rhetoric.

Their protests were stirring, but they did not change any minds i

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