President Donald Trump on Thursday celebrated what he called “a very big day,” at least for himself. The president bragged on Truth Social that the former Palm Beach International Airport near his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida has officially taken on a new name: The President Donald J. Trump International Airport.
“This will soon be one of the Greatest and Most Spectacular Airports anywhere in the World!” declared Trump, who is now the first president to have an airport renamed in his honor while in office.
Travelers Voice Strong Opposition
But inside the airport itself, not everyone was enthused. MS NOW asked some travelers at the newly renamed airport — and they didn’t hold back. “I think it’s disgusting, ridiculous, pompous and a lot of other bad things,” Florida resident Pat Brown told the network. Asked how she feels about the airport’s new name, she got even more explicit. “It makes me sick every time I even see the sign on 95,” she said.
Another traveler slammed Trump’s push to have his name placed just about everywhere. “I resent that the name is on every institution that we have, this included,” Florida resident Phyllis Malmuth told MS NOW.
Financial and Control Considerations
But the ramifications go beyond how travelers feel about the airport. While a Trump Organization spokesperson told NPR the president and his family “will not receive any royalty licensing fee or financial consideration whatsoever from the airport renaming,” the MS NOW panel found there’s still plenty of room for them to profit. And the airport’s deal with the Trump family has one other unusual consideration: control over “biographical information” at the airport.
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