A Florida airport is officially renamed for Trump. What does he stand to gain?

NPR | By Rachel Treisman

Published July 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM EDT

Florida's Palm Beach International Airport will adopt a new name Thursday to honor President Trump. He'll be the first president to have an airport named after him while in office.

Rachel Treisman

Rachel Treisman (she/her) is a writer and editor for the Morning Edition live blog, which she helped launch in early 2021.

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