Florida’s Republican-led legislature has approved a bill to rename Palm Beach International Airport after United States President Donald J. Trump.
The measure, passed on Thursday, proposes changing the airport’s name to “President Donald J. Trump International Airport,” according to state records.
Governor Ron DeSantis, who was once a political opponent of Trump, is expected to sign the bill into law.
The airport is located in Palm Beach, a coastal town famous for its sandy beaches and luxurious estates, and lies just minutes from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence.
The renaming will also require approval from the Federal Aviation Administration before it can take effect.
It would become the latest institution or facility to bear Trump’s name.
The president’s handpicked board of the Kennedy Center, an arts complex and memorial to late president John F. Kennedy in Washington, voted in December to rename itself the “Trump-Kennedy Center.”
The same month, the State Department added Trump’s name to the US Institute of Peace.
Trump has also sought to rename New York’s Penn Station and Washington’s Dulles International Airport after himself, according to US media reports, although those efforts were rebuffed.
The Treasury Department has confirmed reports that drafts have been drawn up for a commemorative $1 coin featuring Trump’s image, even though there are laws against displaying the image of a sitting or living president on money.
On Thursday, a large blue banner featuring Trump’s face was draped across the headquarters of the Justice Department, an agency traditionally seen as outside the reach of political influence.
Trump, a real estate mogul who has plastered his name on buildings around the world, has sought to leave his mark on the country in an unprecedented image and building campaign.
