{"id":212355,"date":"2026-03-30T23:47:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/212355\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T23:47:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:47:12","slug":"desantis-clears-renaming-of-florida-airport-after-trump-for-takeoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/212355\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis clears renaming of Florida airport after Trump for takeoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmndtd9f4000x26p442ssc66g@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Travelers in South Florida might soon find themselves transiting through Trump International Airport.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmndtebsw00033b6q1rkd8ngg@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/flhouse.gov\/Sections\/Documents\/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h0919er.docx&amp;DocumentType=Bill&amp;BillNumber=919&amp;Session=2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">signed a bill<\/a> into law Monday that could rename the Palm Beach International Airport to the \u201cPresident Donald J. Trump International Airport\u201d after the state\u2019s House and Senate passed the legislation last month.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmndtebsx00043b6qzi5yqnyb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Once approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, it would take effect July 1. The measure also requires official government records, including maps, to use the new name once approved.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmndtebsx00053b6q6297hxih@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Long known as PBI, the airport would also get a new code: \u201cDJT.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmndtebsx00063b6qvixjk3zc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The bill was introduced by Florida state Rep. Meg Weinberger, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/live-news\/trump-administration-news-01-16-26\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">present<\/a> at Mar-a-Lago earlier this year for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/01\/17\/us\/video\/donald-j-trump-boulevard-florida-vrtc-digvid\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">unveiling of signage <\/a>for the newly renamed \u201cPresident Donald J. Trump Boulevard,\u201d the four-mile stretch between the airport and Trump\u2019s private club formerly known as Southern Boulevard.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmndtebsx00073b6qowrvey2a@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI am proud to have played a role in to make that happen, and I\u2019m looking forward to the airport where greatness takes off,\u201d Weinberger, a Republican, said at the time.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmndtebsx00083b6qep4sfyaq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Along with the renamed airport and road, the president or his allies have sought to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/10\/19\/politics\/trump-brand-federal-government\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">put his likeness or name<\/a> on numerous other entities, including the Kennedy Center, the US Institute of Peace, the administration\u2019s prescription drug website and its high-dollar \u201cgold card\u201d visa, coins and a fighter jet, among others.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmndtebsx00093b6qssuxeb43@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Florida Democrats have already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/02\/18\/politics\/trump-airport-trademark-profit-name\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">raised concerns<\/a> as to whether the president or his family could stand to profit from the airport name change after trademark applications were filed by the private entity that handles licenses and trademarks for the Trump Organization last month.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmndtebsx000a3b6qu9g08h1v@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            A spokesperson for the Trump Organization said in February that Trump and his family would not receive royalties or licensing fees from the renaming of the Palm Beach airport, and the House bill\u2019s text specifies that the branding would come at no cost.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmndtebsx000b3b6qvf486swm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cTo be clear, the President and his family will not receive any royalty, licensing fee, or financial consideration whatsoever from the proposed airport renaming,\u201d said Kimberly Benza, Trump Organization director of executive operations.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmndtebsx000c3b6qnm02reui@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The bill requires a license agreement from The Trump Organization, but Benza said they are \u201cwilling to provide this right to his hometown county at no charge.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmndtebsy000d3b6qvpwi7h8h@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            CNN\u2019s Kit Maher contributed to this report.\n    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Travelers in South Florida might soon find themselves transiting through Trump International Airport. 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