Florida Lawmakers Approve Renaming Palm Beach Airport To Honor Donald Trump
Florida lawmakers have approved a bill to rename Palm Beach International Airport in honor of former U.S. President Donald Trump.
Passed on Thursday, the measure designates the airport as the “President Donald J. Trump International Airport” and now awaits Governor Ron DeSantis’ expected signature to become law. Located in the coastal town of Palm Beach, just minutes from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, the airport would also need approval from the Federal Aviation Administration before the new name is officially adopted.
If finalized, the airport would join a growing list of institutions bearing Trump’s name. In December, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts board voted to rename the venue the “Trump-Kennedy Center,” while the State Department added Trump’s name to the United States Institute of Peace.
Trump has reportedly sought to rename New York’s Penn Station and Washington Dulles International Airport after himself, though both proposals were rejected.
Separately, the Treasury Department confirmed that draft designs have been prepared for a commemorative $1 coin featuring Trump’s image, despite laws prohibiting the depiction of a living or sitting president on U.S. currency.
On Thursday, a large blue banner featuring Trump’s portrait was also displayed across the Justice Department headquarters, an agency traditionally considered independent from political influence.
