Palm Beach County Approves Trump Airport Name Deal 4-3

Palm Beach County commissioners voted 4-3 on Tuesday to approve a trademark licensing agreement with DTTM Operations LLC, a company managing trademarks for President Donald Trump, paving the way to rename Palm Beach International Airport as President Donald J. Trump International Airport.

The decision followed a state law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in late March that mandates the name change, effective July 1 pending federal administrative updates, but requires county approval of this deal first. Trump signed the agreement on Sunday. All three Republican commissioners supported it, joined by Democrat Maria Sachs. Democrats Gregg Weiss, Joel Flores and Bobby Powell Jr. opposed, citing insufficient time to review the document received Monday and the absence of a termination clause, which leaves the county bound unless state law changes.

The non-exclusive, royalty-free license allows the county to use Trump's name, image, biographical information, and a new gold eagle logo featuring stars, stripes, and olive branches for signage, marketing, merchandise, and operations. DTTM retains veto power over these uses and must approve vendors from which airport stores source branded goods....