FL Airport Renamed After Trump As DeSantis Signs Bill

PALM BEACH, FL — A Florida airport will soon be known as the President Donald J. Trump International Airport thanks to a bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday.

Effective July 1, the Palm Beach International Airport will carry Trump's name.

The airport is about 4 miles from Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. In Palm Beach, a stretch of road from the airport to Trump’s estate was recently renamed Donald J. Trump Boulevard.

Eric Trump, the president's second son, celebrated the name change in a tweet.

"Palm Beach International Airport is now officially…. “President Donald J. Trump International Airport," he tweeted. "Proud to have played a small role in making this happen. Huge thanks to @megforflorida, @GovRonDeSantis, @JamesUthmeierFL, and the overwhelming majority in the Florida House!"

DTTM Operations LLC, a Trump-owned entity, filed to trademark the airport's name in February, according to the document filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

"To be clear, the president and his family will not receive any royalty, licensing fee or financial consideration whatsoever from the proposed airport renaming," the Trump Organization said in a statement in February, per CBS News.

With airport name changes, the Federal Aviation Administration must update navigational charts and databases, the FAA told CBS News. Airport names are not approved by the FAA, the administration reportedly stated.

The news came merely hours before Trump announced plans to house his presidential library in a Miami skyscraper, the Associated Press reported.

Later Monday, Trump posted a video to social media that appears to show digital renderings for his presidential library. Set to dramatic music, the video unveils a piercing tower along the Miami skyline emblazoned with the signature “Trump” lettering seen on his other towers.

The video includes panning shots of the tower’s exterior and interior, with a presidential jet parked in the lobby alongside a gold escalator like the one Trump rode while launching his presidential campaign in 2015. Other shots show a giant ballroom like the one he's planning for the White House, a replica Oval Office, rooftop gardens and a large, gold statue of Trump.

A credit says the design comes from Bermello Ajamil, a Miami-based firm. Trump posted the video with no explanation beyond a link to a new website for the library. The website says, “coming soon,” with a link to donate money.

Miami Dade College gave up a nearly 3-acre plot of downtown real estate as a gift for the future library. A judge in December dismissed a complaint challenging the gift on grounds that the college’s board didn’t give sufficient public notice. The site is valued at more than $67 million.

Since he returned to the White House, Trump has pressed to get his name on all manner of American institutions, from the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Kennedy Center performing arts venue to U.S. currency.

The Associated Press contributed reporting and writing for this article.