With the approval of the FAA, Florida Palm Beach International Airport officially changed its name to “Donald Trump International Airport” on the 9th. Trump then posted on social media to express his appreciation for the airport's name change, calling it “one of the greatest and most spectacular airports in the world.” Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed the relevant bill on March 30. According to the Associated Press, the current name change is expected to cost 5.5 million US dollars to replace the logo and brand image. The airport code will be changed from PBI to DJT, an acronym for Trump, on August 18. According to CBS, it is extremely rare for the International Air Transport Association to approve changes to airport codes. According to the association's official website, these codes are usually permanent and “almost never change, and even if they do, there must be a good reason, mainly involving aviation safety issues.” The Palm Beach County local government approved a license agreement in May to add “Donald Trump” to its airport name. According to the agreement, Trump himself cannot receive royalties or shares from the airport's product sales, but the airport can use his name, image, and likeness to advertise. A traveler told AFP that “Palm Beach is a better brand; people actually don't like Trump” and that the new name “seems very tasteless.” Until now, the US hardly used the name or image of the current president for publicity, and Trump has repeatedly broken this practice during his current term. On the 9th, US Treasury Secretary Vincent and other officials unveiled a “Donald Trump Bridge” in Tennessee. In June, Trump posted a limited-edition US passport with a portrait of himself on social media. In January, the section connecting Palm Beach International Airport to Sea-Lake Estate was renamed “President Donald Trump Boulevard.” The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the US also changed its name to the “Trump-Kennedy Center” for a while, but ultimately stopped amid opposition and lawsuits.

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