Overview
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the law in March to rename Palm Beach International Airport for President Donald J. Trump and the airport is set to take the new name on July 1.
- Records obtained by NOTUS show the airport’s public comments log was flooded with dozens of critical messages from travelers and residents, including boycott threats and repeated references to Jeffrey Epstein.
- At least one anonymous commenter posted a bomb threat demanding $30 million and claiming devices had been placed in the airport and on a plane, though public reporting says it is unclear whether authorities publicly investigated that specific threat.
- Reporting has said the renaming required a licensing arrangement for Trump’s name, the airport code may change from PBI to DJT, and rebranding and upgrades are estimated to cost about $5.5 million.
- The Trump Organization has said the president and his family will receive no royalty or licensing fee, but local officials have not publicly detailed how the change will affect airport operations, security or passenger traffic to nearby airports.