A sign for President Donald J. Trump Boulevard outside Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., February 1, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
On Thursday, July 9, the Palm Beach International Airport in South Florida was officially renamed the Donald J. Trump International Airport — a change that delighted MAGA Republicans in the Sunshine State while irritating Democrats and Never Trump conservatives. And according to NOTUS reporter Dave Levinthal, the change is also a source of irritation among frequent flyers.
The airport, Levinthal reports in NOTUS, "tried to placate frequent flyers" with an FAQ page, posting, "While we recognize that the required name change may be received in different ways by our passengers, we're grateful for your continued support through this transition period."
But Levinthal reports that "most airport patrons" in Palm Beach "who expressed their thoughts were neither appeased nor pleased."
One Trump critic wrote, "It's truly entertaining that you had to add a disclaimer to this form explaining the renaming of your airport after our racist, xenophobic, misogynistic 47th president. Hopefully you'll have plenty of airbags to catch the barfs from people as they drive up."
A woman who identified herself as "Dawn" was equally critical of the name change, writing, "I find 'Donald J Trump' getting his name placed on our structures in this country to be appalling and gross. How do we continue to get on our knees for such a narcissistic criminal so-called president?"
A Florida business owner who said he has been using the airport frequently posted that he "will gladly reroute our travelers to other airports around and within Florida" — adding, "Our business will not support your choice."
Another person who has been using the airport a lot and identified herself as "Jan" wrote, "I am writing to assure you that as long as you are calling this airport anything closely related to 'TRUMP' I will NEVER FLY INTO THERE. NEVER! You have 100% lost all my family's business. Despicable move!' she promised."
An airport user identified as a "Canadian visitor" described the airport as a "pleasant, well run facility" but warned, "Once the name is changed, I will never step into it again despite the travel inconvenience."
Another disgruntled airport user posted, "With the name change you people have seen the last tourism cent from this family."
Levinthal explains, "These comments echo dozens of other enraged, exasperated or mildly threatening messages people sent the airport from during the first five days the new name was in effect after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that changed the name to honor the president. They build on other tempestuous tidings flyers sent this spring in the weeks after DeSantis put the name change in motion."
