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Zorro

(18,498 posts)
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:33 PM 21 hrs ago

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 governor’s 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 can’t merchandise, that is actually a free market (violation). So, there’s nothing in this bill that says he can’t merchandise his own stuff.”

Read more: https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2026/02/19/palm-beach-international-airport-rename-donald-trump-desantis/

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Florida Legislature OKs changing Palm Beach airport name to Trump's new trademark (Original Post) Zorro 21 hrs ago OP
The Florida legislators have lost their minds and not just on this matter. TSF will have his name all over the place Deuxcents 21 hrs ago #1
I can't even with this guy. OrwellwasRight 20 hrs ago #2
I suppose they didn't want my chosen name for the airport "Bag-of-shit-Liar-International-Airport. chouchou 20 hrs ago #3
3k posts. Ice cream for you. twodogsbarking 19 hrs ago #4
Thank you so much. Very kind of you. chouchou 19 hrs ago #6
Donald J Trump Revolutionary War Airport Norrrm 19 hrs ago #5
Florida ass kissers. Martin68 19 hrs ago #7
What a great name BonnieJW 19 hrs ago #8
Another reason not to visit Florida mdbl 18 hrs ago #9
Trump whores Skittles 18 hrs ago #10

Deuxcents

(26,254 posts)
1. The Florida legislators have lost their minds and not just on this matter. TSF will have his name all over the place
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:43 PM
21 hrs ago

He now has banners up with his face just like other dictators and he’s slowly but surely turning our landscape into his likeness. There is almost nothing he wants that he doesn’t just take or gets

OrwellwasRight

(5,312 posts)
2. I can't even with this guy.
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 08:38 PM
20 hrs ago

This truly is graft “like no one’s ever seen before.” Why would the even feed into this nonsense?

chouchou

(3,004 posts)
3. I suppose they didn't want my chosen name for the airport "Bag-of-shit-Liar-International-Airport.
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 08:50 PM
20 hrs ago

mdbl

(8,391 posts)
9. Another reason not to visit Florida
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 10:08 PM
18 hrs ago

What a weird state. Let's name our airport after a convicted felon and Epstein files star.

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