A Florida airport will soon bear the name of US President Donald Trump, with the state signing legislation on Monday to rename Palm Beach International Airport.
Legislation to rename the airport after Trump was signed by Governor Ron DeSantis, after which the US president’s son Eric Tump posted on X: “Palm Beach International Airport is now officially… President Donald J. Trump International Airport!”
However, before the name can be changed, a formal request must be submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to make the necessary changes to the existing databases. The airport’s new name is set to take effect on July 1, 2026, CBS News reported.
A native of New York, Trump moved to Florida in 2019 and has since made his Mar-a-Lago resort in West Palm Beach his main residence.
What’s in the title?
The name change makes the Florida airport the latest in a string of buildings, institutions and money, among others, to bear Trump’s name.
Last week, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that U.S. paper currency would bear Trump’s signature starting this summer, marking the first time a sitting U.S. president has signed U.S. dollars.
But that’s not all. Earlier this month, the U.S. Commission on Fine Arts unanimously voted to propose a 24-karat gold coin to mark the 250th anniversary of America’s independence that would depict Trump with his hands pressed to a table.
Before that, in December last year, Trump announced a new class of US Navy guided-missile warships would be named after him, while the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts also changed its name to the Trump Kennedy Center, sparking an exodus of artists from the iconic venue.
The US president’s name has also been attached to the so-called Trump Gold Card visa program for wealthy foreigners, which allows a fast track to US citizenship for donations of $1 million, as well as the state-run TrumpRx prescription drug website.
A federal savings program for children to help build wealth – the Trump accounts – also bears the name of the US president.
