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Florida Senate Approves Plan to Rename Palm Beach International Airport After President Trump

Feb 20, 2026·2 min read

Florida lawmakers have advanced a proposal to rename Palm Beach International Airport in honor of President Donald Trump, with the state Senate voting Thursday to approve the measure. The 25-11 vote followed earlier passage in the Florida House of Representatives, where lawmakers backed the bill by an 81-30 margin.

Support for the change came primarily from Republican legislators, while Democratic members voiced opposition to rebranding the airport.

“It’s misguided and unfair that the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature ignored the voices of Palm Beach County by pushing forward a bill to rename Palm Beach International Airport without giving County residents a real opportunity for input,” said Rep. Lois Frankel, a Democrat who represents West Palm Beach.

The legislation now moves to Gov. Ron DeSantis for consideration. The Republican governor has not publicly indicated whether he intends to sign the bill into law. His office did not immediately respond to inquiries seeking comment.

The White House also declined to comment on the measure. Representatives for Palm Beach County and the Trump Organization likewise did not provide immediate responses to requests for comment.

The airport renaming effort comes after Florida officials last year approved a separate plan to donate a parcel of downtown Miami property for the construction of Trump’s presidential library.

Trump relocated his primary residence to Florida in 2019. After living for years in a penthouse at Trump Tower in New York, he established his main home at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach.