Florida House Advances Bill To Rename Airport After Donald Trump

Lawmakers moved forward on a bill to rename Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald Trump.

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Key Takeaways:

  • Florida lawmakers in the House approved a measure to rename Palm Beach International Airport after Donald Trump, sending the proposal to the Senate for final consideration.
  • Proponents cited Trump's local connection to Palm Beach and infrastructure investments during his presidency, while opponents highlighted his impeachments and felony convictions.
  • The name change is estimated to cost $5.5 million for new signage and other updates, funded primarily by airport revenue, and is subject to FAA approval and a trademark agreement.
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On Tuesday Florida lawmakers approved a measure to rename Palm Beach International Airport after U.S. President Donald Trump.

The House passed HB 919 by an 81-30 vote, sending the proposal to the Senate for final consideration. A companion bill, SB 706, previously cleared the Senate Rules Committee along party lines, according to WLRN Public Media.

“This is the President’s hometown; he lives five miles away from the airport,” said Rep. Meg Weinberger (R-Palm Beach Gardens), a co-sponsor of the House bill. Rep. Kim Kendall (R-St. Augustine), a former air traffic controller and fellow co-sponsor, added that Trump deserves recognition for infrastructure investments made during his administration to modernize airport facilities.

Democrats, however, argued the renaming should be postponed until Trump leaves office, citing his two impeachments and 34 felony convictions in New York for falsifying business records.

WLRN reported that the Palm Beach County Department of Airports estimates the name change will cost roughly $5.5 million, covering new signage, uniforms, equipment, promotional materials, and technology upgrades. The department said funding would come from airport revenue unless the Legislature provides additional support, with grants as a potential source for reimbursable costs.

The legislation would give the state authority to name Florida’s seven major commercial airports, with the only proposed change being Palm Beach International Airport’s renaming to Donald J. Trump International Airport. The change remains subject to FAA approval and execution of an agreement with the trademark holder.

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Replies: 12

  1. I’ll just say this…. Words escape me.

  2. The hubris is astounding. As is the complacency of the Lemmings.

  3. Great, well deserved!

  4. Great idea to recognize an outstanding President…

  5. What is with this insatiable need to kiss the Mango Mussolini’s a$$?

  6. Avatar for Hutch Hutch says:

    It blows me away the lengths people will go climb over each other to suck up to this embarrassment of a president. And not to put to fine a point on it but New York is technically his home town. Palm Beach is just one of the places he goes to poop.

  7. Please don’t include “former air traffic controller” in the body of the article. It’s an insult and is disparaging to current and retired controllers worldwide.

  8. This will age well…LOL

  9. Not any worse than the renaming of the Little Rock Arkansas, or Las Vegas airports, or even the naming of DCA to Ronald Reagan National.

  10. Soo, what happened to the keeping the names of facilities for familiarity and posterity. Guess it doesn’t count if it’s “me”.

  11. The White House Oval Office would be the other place he uses. The White House… now the Brown House.

    Yuck, can’t get away from the ugly SOB

  12. I agree the greatest president for our time deserves it. If we could just get rid of the mentally challenged democrats and rhino republicans out of government.

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