{"id":336149,"date":"2026-07-10T20:33:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T20:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/336149\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T20:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T20:33:12","slug":"the-weeknight-co-hosts-sound-off-on-florida-airport-renamed-after-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/336149\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Weeknight\u2019 co-hosts sound off on Florida airport renamed after Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"

The co-hosts of MS NOW\u2019s \u201cThe Weeknight\u201d<\/a> sounded off on what they called the \u201clatest boost\u201d to President Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s ego. On Thursday, Palm Beach International Airport <\/a>was officially rebranded as the \u201cPresident Donald J. Trump International Airport,\u201d making Trump the first sitting president to have an airport named in his honor.<\/p>\n

The renaming also came along with another unusual quirk: a licensing agreement <\/a>that allows the Trump family to profit from any airport merchandise sold off the premises.<\/p>\n

As Luke Russert pointed out, the new name hasn\u2019t exactly been received warmly by those in the community. \u201cPalm Beach County has voted for the Democrats in the last four presidential elections, so the people who use that airport the most, at least the locals, they have a much different political persuasion than the president, for the most part,\u201d he observed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cFolks ain\u2019t gonna be happy flying into that airport,\u201d Michael Steele agreed.<\/p>\n

When it comes to the president\u2019s licensing agreement, Russert said the deal was part of the \u201cculture of Trump,\u201d who has pushed his imprimatur on nearly every corner of the government since retaking office.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAllison Detzel<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAllison Detzel is an editor\/producer for MS NOW. She was previously a segment producer for \u201cAYMAN\u201d and \u201cThe Mehdi Hasan Show.\u201d\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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