• Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Monday to rename the Palm Beach International Airport after Donald Trump, the latest ​in a series of buildings, institutions, government programs, warships and money to ‌bear the U.S. president’s name.
• The name change goes into effect on July 1st.

The decision to rename the airport after Trump follows Florida’s approval last year of a plan to donate a downtown Miami property for the site of Trump’s presidential library.

DeSantis “signed the law in private, with little fanfare — an unusual move for the governor,” The New York Times said. But other Florida Republicans “were quick to celebrate” the “massive — and costly — rebranding,” Politico said. Florida Democrats pointed to the estimated $5 million cost to rename the airport, saying Florida taxpayer money was “being misused to celebrate the man who caused gas prices to rise to over $4 a gallon.”

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday to rename the Palm Beach International Airport after President Trump. The airport’s new name, the President Donald J. Trump International Airport, is still subject to approval from the FAA. https://t.co/4vnMIN7L3H

— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 31, 2026

JUST IN — IT’S OFFICIAL: Palm Beach International Airport is now Donald J. Trump International Airport, following Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature on HB919

The name change goes into effect on July 1st.

Congrats, 47. pic.twitter.com/m5uAhwFvmj

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) March 30, 2026

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