Florida Legislature OKs changing Palm Beach airport name to Trump's new trademark
Source: Tampa Bay Times
While Florida Republicans are at odds over many things this legislative session, they are united on changing the name of the Palm Beach International Airport to President Donald J. Trump International Airport, which the president has trademarked.
The Senate passed the House version of the bill, HB 919, with a 25-11 vote amid concerns from Democrats. It will now head to the governors desk for his signature. The change would need to be signed off on by the Federal Aviation Administration, according to the bill.
The bill requires Palm Beach County, where Trump lives at his Mar-a-Lago estate, to license the name from a company managed by the Trump Organization. But the organization, lawmakers and the bill itself state the commercial use agreement would be at no cost to the county.
Future Senate Minority Leader Shevrin Jones of Miami Gardens asked bill sponsor Debbie Mayfield, R-Melbourne, on the floor Thursday whether Trump could still sell merchandise.
The Trump name has been trademarked for quite awhile, Mayfield said. And if you start telling him that he cant merchandise, that is actually a free market (violation). So, theres nothing in this bill that says he cant merchandise his own stuff.
Read more: https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2026/02/19/palm-beach-international-airport-rename-donald-trump-desantis/
Deuxcents
(26,248 posts)He now has banners up with his face just like other dictators and hes slowly but surely turning our landscape into his likeness. There is almost nothing he wants that he doesnt just take or gets
OrwellwasRight
(5,312 posts)This truly is graft like no ones ever seen before. Why would the even feed into this nonsense?
chouchou
(3,001 posts)twodogsbarking
(18,147 posts)chouchou
(3,001 posts)Norrrm
(4,545 posts)Martin68
(27,395 posts)BonnieJW
(3,101 posts)For their football team
mdbl
(8,376 posts)What a weird state. Let's name our airport after a convicted felon and Epstein files star.
Skittles
(170,470 posts)they knew this would be rejected by voters