Florida one step closer to putting Trump’s name on Palm Beach International Airport

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Florida lawmakers are one step closer to renaming Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald Trump.

The Republican-led Florida House voted 81-30 in support of the name change to “President Donald J. Trump International Airport.” A similar bill moved to the Senate floor after it cleared the state’s Rules Committee.

The legislation was filed by State Rep. Meg Weinberger and would give Florida control over renaming major airports, including the name change at Palm Beach International.

Attorneys for Trump recently filed to trademark “Donald J. Trump International Airport” and “DJT,” according to new filings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Usually, having a trademark allows the holder to license its use for a fee, but Trump’s trademark attorney saidthat isn’t what is happening.

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – JANUARY 19: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) talks with reporters as U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum (R) looks on at Palm Beach International Airport on January 19, 2026 in West Palm Beach, Florida. President Trump attended this year’s college football national championship game at Hard Rock Stadium between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Miami Hurricanes. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Michael Santucci, of Fort Lauderdale-based 500Law, told USA TODAY the president is “protecting his legal rights to prevent bad actors from misusing the most infringed trademark in the world.”

“To be clear, the president and his family will not receive any royalty, licensing fee, or financial consideration whatsoever from the proposed airport renaming,” Santucci told USA TODAY. “The Trump Organization is, and always has been, willing to provide this right to his hometown county at no charge.”

Santucci told the outlet that Trump is honored by the potential airport renaming.

The name change would be subject to approval by the Federal Aviation Administration, as well as an agreement between Palm Beach County and the trademark holder authorizing the commercial use of the name.

Trump regularly travels from Washington, D.C., to spend the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago Golf Club. Trump and Air Force One land at Palm Beach International for those weekend trips.

In January, President Trump attended a ceremony at Mar-a-Lago, where the segment of Southern Boulevard between Kirk Road and South Ocean Boulevard — covering the highly visible route from Palm Beach International Airport to Mar-a-Lago, was renamed “President Donald J. Trump Boulevard.”

I love the people of Florida, I love the entire Palm Beach area. I’ve been here for a long time and I want to thank you all for being here. I’ll remember this amazing gesture for the rest of my life,” he said.

There is also a proposal before Congress to rename D.C.’s Dulles Airport “Donald J. Trump International Airport.”

In a Truth Social post this week, Trump said he did not suggest renaming New York’s Penn Station after himself, after reports that union officials and politicians suggested the change.

In December, a unanimous vote by the board formally changed the name of the Kennedy Center to The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.