Florida Republicans pass bill renaming Palm Beach airport after Trump

[yaesu]

Source: The Guardian

Democrats in Florida have condemned Republican colleagues in the state legislature who approved the renaming of the airport in West Palm Beach the “President Donald J Trump International Airport”, less than a week after lawyers for Trump sought to trademark the name.

Only the signature of Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, now stands before a renaming ceremony at the airport less than six miles from the US president’s waterfront Mar-a-Lago mansion and private resort club in Palm Beach.

Currently known as Palm Beach International, the airport is frequented by Trump on Air Force One on most weekends during the winter season. The president is then driven to and from his residence along a stretch of road renamed Donald J Trump Boulevard in January in another act of homage by the Florida legislature.

The airport bill passed the Florida house by 81 votes to 30 on Tuesday in a strictly partisan vote after vocal pushback from a number of Democratic state representatives. It was then swiftly ushered through by state senators two days later.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/20/palm-beach-airport-renamed-donald-trump

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If you still need a reason to never visit Fla, well, here you go

[LiberalLovinLug]

1. I hope there comes a day when they will be forced to remove his name.

When public outcry, even from Floridians, is so loud they have no choice. When Trump is finally exposed as a criminal pedofile.

[PatSeg]

10. Oh, that day will definitely come

I hope they use cheap materials, because that name won't be up there long.

[Initech]

2. Totally fucking gross.

Another reason to fire all of these clowns by voting them out of office.

[SoFlaJet]

31. Impossible

They have rigged all the voting rolls and purged hundreds of thousands of once-Democrats' names and set it up with easily manipulated voting machine hardware. It will never be a blue state ever again because the republicans won't allow any changes to occur with the hardware-I'm glad we left

[kacekwl]

3. Why don't they cut the crap and

name the state after him. Then the Atlantic Ocean the air space above. Show him how completely spineless they are.

[NCDem47]

32. And allow him to trademark it all

So he and his estate get royalties when used or mentioned.

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Thank god I never have to go there again. Used to fly in and out years ago, but family is all gone noww.

[Lovie777]

5. Republicans honoring - pedophilia, criminal, rapist, abuser, liar...................

stealer of US taxpayer's money and the list goes on........

fake Christians love these types of people.

[twodogsbarking]

6. Oh well.......

In 2015, Trump initiated a $100 million lawsuit against Palm Beach County claiming that officials, in a "deliberate and malicious" act, pressured the FAA to direct air traffic to the Palm Beach International Airport over his Mar-a-Lago estate, because he said the airplanes damaged the building and disrupted its ambiance.[74] Trump had previously sued the county twice over airport noise; the first lawsuit, in 1995, ended with an agreement between Trump and the county; Trump's second lawsuit, in 2010, was dismissed
. The 1995 lawsuit was settled in 1996, with the county granting him a lease on property that became the Trump International Golf Club.

[twodogsbarking]

7. oh well again.

In 2006–2007, Donald Trump engaged in a high-profile dispute with the town of Palm Beach, Florida, for erecting an 80-foot flagpole without permits at his Mar-a-Lago club, violating local 42-foot height restrictions. Trump claimed the, $10 million, later $25 million lawsuit was about free speech, while the town issued $250-per-day fines, totaling over $100,000. The dispute ended with a settlement to lower the pole to 70 feet at a different location and a $100,000 donation to veterans' charities

Stories about many of Trump's legal attacks with Palm Beach County are no longe accessable on Google. I know his shit goes back to the late 80s and 90s. The information was on Google but now I can't find it. Must just be I can't use a computer.

[MLWR]

8. I have lots of plans to never fly there.

[Freddie]

33. F*** I already have tickets to use that airport in April

It’s 20 minutes from my son’s house in Boynton Beach. It’s a nice airport, fairly small and easy to find your terminal without having to walk miles. For future flights we’ll use Ft Lauderdale.
When the sh*t finally hits the fan (please!!!!) and he’s gone (one way or another) will the locals want their airport named for a child rapist?

[Mysterian]

9. Hey Florida trumpers!

You really don't love Dear Leader unless you rename your entire state Trumpland.

[PatSeg]

11. Better yet, secede from the union

and become your own country, effectively saying goodbye to all those federal government perks.

[groundloop]

12. The "tRump Epstein International Airport"

[twodogsbarking]

13. Florida was a nice place when indigenous people were the only people there. Not unlike, well, many places.

[Initech]

14. BOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Fuck Donald Trump. Fuck these stupid morons.

[sakabatou]

15. And here come the cancellations from vacationers

[debsy]

16. Epstein-class airspace

What a bunch of morons!

[pat_k]

17. FL has been on my personal embargo list since the 2000 stolen election.

[Marthe48]

18. We should stop naming public entities after people

If a politician's or military hero's name is used, not everyone is going to agree it's a good choice. Better just to use neutral designations related to the place.

[Rebl2]

19. Wait

Did he die or leave office?I thought they only did that after presidents die or at least leave office.

[BeverlyNash]

20. Palm Beach will never be the same

I have so many lovely memories of that airport- and NONE of them have anything to do with Donald Trump. They have to do with beautiful PALM TREES and SUNSHINE!! Does everything everywhere have to be branded by Trump? Welcome to The United States of Trumpland. Please, no!

[sheshe2]

21. Well said.

Welcome to DU, BeverlyNash.

[GP6971]

23. Welcome to DU!

[Freddie]

34. It's a really nice airport

Oh well. Flew into Ft Lauderdale once and it’s huge and confusing, but I will not set foot in the airport with his name on it.

[KS Toronado]

35. Welcome to DU !

[LetMyPeopleVote]

37. Welcome to DU

[orleans]

22. your final comment on this post is great. nt

[RainCaster]

24. I take a Trump every day 💩

So does my dog.
💩💩💩

[trusty elf]

25. nauseating...

[Rhiannon12866]

26. I'd like to see a Bone Spurs Airport since that's how I'm apt to think of him...

Not that I'll ever fly there, I haven't flown since before 9/11.

[trusty elf]

38. Bone Spur International

has a nice ring to it!

[Eugene]

27. ... and when the Slobfather demands a licensing fee?

This is a consolation prize. He wanted Dulles International.

Besides all that, what happens when other Repug-run states want to name their airports after The Foul One too? Is the licensing deal country exclusive or just territorial?

[Tim S]

28. And I thought Hurricanes, Red Tides & Palmetto Bugs were reason enough not to visit Florida 😂

(But if you just fly into & out of Key West, then it’s not so bad)

[SoFlaJet]

29. So glad

that we moved out of Palm Beach County, a place that we lived for 30 years. The republicans stole that state from democracy and turned it scorchingly red. It was a paradise and now it's nothing but strip malls and bumper to bumper traffic jams from the ocean to the Glades/ I never want to go back there

[Rhiagel]

30. Might as well call it PIA.

Pedophile International Airport.

[NEOH]

36. Perfect!!!

Perfect!!!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

39. MaddowBlog-As Florida Republicans prepare to name an airport after Trump, trademark issues loom large

As Florida Republicans prepare to name an airport after Trump, trademark issues loom large

As Florida Republicans prepare to name an airport after Trump, trademark issues loom large

https://www.newsbeep.com/us-fl/163645/

For a president obsessed with self-aggrandizement and self-glorification, Donald Trump has reason to be pleased with recent developments.…

— (@us-fl-nb.bsky.social) 2026-02-21T09:20:19+00:00

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/as-florida-republicans-prepare-to-name-an-airport-after-trump-trademark-issues-loom-large

The Republican also recently said it’s “not too late” to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico (which he has attempted to rename once already) to the “Gulf of Trump.”

And now, Politico reported on the latest addition to the growing list:

Florida lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to legislation that would rename Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald Trump.

The proposal will now arrive on Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk, as the Legislature works out how much it wants to spend — possibly upward of $5.5 million — on a massive rebranding at the airport mere minutes away from Mar-a-Lago.

.....Just last week, ahead of the vote in Tallahassee, the Trump Organization filed trademark applications for “President Donald J. Trump International Airport” and “Donald J. Trump International Airport,” as well as the possible “DJT” airport code.

The move led to an obvious question: Would the president’s family business try to profit from Florida’s decision to rename the Palm Beach International Airport after him, either through royalties or licensing fees?