{"id":213192,"date":"2026-03-31T16:19:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/213192\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:19:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:19:28","slug":"florida-renames-palm-beach-airport-after-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/213192\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida renames Palm Beach airport after Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"

What happened<\/p>\n

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday signed legislation renaming Palm Beach International Airport as President Donald J. Trump International Airport. Florida Republicans \u2014 who recently named the road<\/a> leading to the airport President Donald J. Trump Blvd. \u2014 said they were honoring the first president to claim Florida as his residence.<\/p>\n

Who said what<\/p>\n

DeSantis \u201csigned the law in private, with little fanfare \u2014 an unusual move for the governor,\u201d The New York Times<\/a> said. But other Florida Republicans \u201cwere quick to celebrate\u201d the \u201cmassive \u2014 and costly \u2014 rebranding,\u201d Politico<\/a> said. Florida Democrats pointed to the estimated $5 million cost to rename the airport, saying Florida taxpayer money<\/a> was \u201cbeing misused to celebrate the man who caused gas prices to rise to over $4 a gallon.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Palm Beach airport is the \u201clatest in a series of buildings, institutions, government programs, warships and money\u201d affixed with Trump\u2019s name, Reuters<\/a> said. The Trump Organization filed a trademark application in February for \u201cPresident Donald J. Trump International Airport,\u201d but later said it wouldn\u2019t claim any money from the rebrand.<\/p>\n

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