Vyberte záznam(y) z tabulky mysql, kde datum je větší nebo rovno dnešnímu

Zkuste toto

  $sql = "SELECT * FROM drives WHERE ddest = '{$trimmed}' AND 'leave_date' >= NOW() LIKE '%$trimmed%' ORDER BY timeago DESC";

jinak toto,

  $sql = "SELECT * FROM drives WHERE ddest = '{$trimmed}' AND 'leave_date' >= DATE_FORMAT(CURDATE(), '%m/%d/%Y') LIKE '%$trimmed%' ORDER BY timeago DESC";