Palm Beach International Airport, where President Donald Trump flies in and out as he heads to his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida, will likely be renamed in his honor.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday to rename it President Donald J. Trump International Airport.
According to a statement from DeSantis’ office, the governor signed a bill from the Legislature related to “commercial service airports.” That billpassed by the Florida House of Representatives and Senate In Februaryincludes a provision to rename Palm Beach International Airport as President Donald J. Trump International Airport, subject to approval by the Federal Aviation Administration, in accordance with the bill, and rights agreements.
The law is scheduled to enter into force on July 1. According to the state legislature.
President Donald Trump meets with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis upon his arrival aboard Air Force One at Orlando Sanford International Airport. Trump was scheduled to attend a private fundraising event in the area.
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ABC News has reached out to the White House and DeSantis’ office.
“The airport name change is a local issue and the FAA does not approve of airport name changes. However, the FAA must complete certain administrative tasks to include updating nautical charts and databases,” the FAA said in a statement.
Eric Trump, businessman and one of the president’s sons, Written on X After the news broke, he said, “I’m proud to have played a small role in making this happen,” and thanked DeSantis, Florida Attorney General James Othmeier and others.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller republished Eric Trump’s post, praising the efforts made.
The airport’s naming comes as Trump has pursued other efforts to rename buildings after him, including the recent renaming of the Kennedy Center to the Trump-Kennedy Center, although… It appears to be approved by Congress The name would need to be officially changed, and the United States Institute of Peace would become the Donald J. Trump Institute for Peace.
Trump has also floated the idea of renaming Penn Station in New York and Dulles Airport in Washington after him. ABC News previously reported that Trump told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., that he would offer to unfreeze billions in funding for a major infrastructure project in New York if Schumer agreed to rename both, according to two sources familiar with the conversation.
ABC News’ Aisha Ali contributed to this report.
