{"id":540,"date":"2026-06-18T09:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T09:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=540"},"modified":"2026-06-18T09:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T09:09:09","slug":"florida-fliers-rage-against-trump-international-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=540","title":{"rendered":"Florida Fliers Rage Against Trump International Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>When word dropped that Palm Beach International Airport would change its name to honor President Donald Trump, some of the Florida facility\u2019s frequent fliers had thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=538\">Reflecting Pool Party<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Angry thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>Exasperated thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>Violent thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will never fly in or out of this pathetic, ass-kissing airport again once you change the name to honor the most corrupt, incompetent, disastrous moron to ever hold the office,\u201d a person identifying themselves as \u201cFlorida Native\u201d wrote to airport officials on April 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will never again utilize PBI for any travel plans now that it is named for the orange headed clown,\u201d another traveler wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you actually change the name of this airport and honor that man, I will make it my mission in life to never, ever, EVER spend a penny at your airport,\u201d a third promised.<\/p>\n<p>One person, citing Trump, made a bomb threat \u2014 it\u2019s unclear whether officials investigated \u2014 saying they had placed explosive devices within the airport and on an outbound plane. They demanded $30 million to not detonate them.<\/p>\n<p>These comments are among dozens of missives sent by outraged patrons through Palm Beach International Airport\u2019s website since March, when Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis <span><u>signed<\/u><\/span> a bill that renamed the facility \u201cPresident Donald J. Trump International Airport.\u201d The airport is situated about five miles from Mar-a-Lago, Trump\u2019s private club and political redoubt, and the name change is slated to take effect July 1.<\/p>\n<p>NOTUS obtained the airport\u2019s website comments log through a Florida Public Records Act request.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the commenters cursed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou bunch of spineless motherfuckers. Taxes aren\u2019t to make Trump rich. That is corruption,\u201d one person wrote on May 5, the day The New York Times <span><u>published a story headlined<\/u><\/span>, \u201cTo rename its airport after Trump, Palm Beach had to license his name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump Airport\u2026FUCK YOU. Should be Palm Bitch \u2026 once this asshole is gone\u2026you will all look like fools,\u201d another wrote May 7.<\/p>\n<p>Some pleaded and puzzled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease!!! Block this travesty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPLEASE do NOT change the name of Palm Beach International Airport. The majority of citizens in Palm Beach County do not support a name change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow [in] the world can a state name an airport after a CONVICTED FELON, A person who was found liable for sexual assault, a person who doesn\u2019t really care about TRUE Amaericans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others mocked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood luck with business going forward. The fate of the Kennedy Center in DC should be instructive as to how well this may play out,\u201d wrote \u201cAngry Flyer\u201d on March 31.A man named John congratulated the airport for being renamed after a <span><u>felon<\/u><\/span>. \u201cYou must be so proud!! USA!! USA!!\u201d he wrote on May 7, punctuating his message with an American flag, heart and fist bump emoji.<\/p>\n<p>At least 17 messages mentioned pedophilia in some form or fashion \u2014 not-so-oblique references to Trump\u2019s onetime friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, the <span><u>dead<\/u><\/span> financier and socialite who served prison time for soliciting a minor for prostitution and later <span><u>faced<\/u><\/span> more than 40 years in prison over charges related to sex trafficking minors. Trump has denied wrongdoing in connection with Epstein\u2019s crime or criminal allegations against the convicted sex offender.<\/p>\n<p>Several commenters encouraged Florida officials to perform sex acts on themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond simply venting, some commenters offered specific plans for how they would avoid a Florida airport honoring Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNaming an airport after a living American is fundamentally un-American. So it looks like it\u2019s going to be Vero Beach or Orlando going forward for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will fly to Fort Lauderdale instead \u2026 this is not a political move, but purely based on principle.\u201d\u201cI\u2019ll drive an hour to Fort Lauderdale or two hours to Orlando to avoid traveling through anything with that vial [sic] thing\u2019s name on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=536\">\u2018A Necessary Disaster\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is about 50 miles south of Palm Beach International Airport and is serviced by most major domestic airlines, including United, American, Delta, Southwest, JetBlue, Allegiant and Frontier. Arlene Satchell, a Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport media official, declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p>Miami International Airport, a major international gateway, is about 70 miles away.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives for the White House and DeSantis did not respond to NOTUS\u2019 requests for comment. Government officials for Palm Beach County, which owns and operates the airport, also did not respond to requests for comment, including a question about whether law enforcement investigated the bomb threat Palm Beach International Airport received through its website.<\/p>\n<p>On its website, Palm Beach International Airport <span><u>states<\/u><\/span> that \u201cwhile we recognize that the required name change may be received in different ways by our passengers, we\u2019re grateful for your continued support through this transition period.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It continues: \u201cWe remain committed to serving all passengers and ensuring a positive travel experience. While some things may evolve over time, our core focus remains the same: providing a safe, reliable and welcoming airport experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kathleen Joy, a spokesperson for the City of West Palm Beach, declined to comment on the airport\u2019s name change and \u201cany potential operational or economic impacts\u201d from it, citing Palm Beach County\u2019s status as owner and operator.<\/p>\n<p>As for West Palm Beach itself, the city \u201cremains focused on what we can control: continuing to make our community a great place to live, work, visit, and do business,\u201d Joy said. \u201cWest Palm Beach continues to attract residents and visitors because of the strength of our economy, quality of life, and the unique amenities that make our community a destination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nearly all the Trump-related comments Palm Beach International Airport received in March, April and the first half of May opposed or criticized the airport\u2019s name change, according to the records NOTUS obtained.<\/p>\n<p>These anti-Trump objections came as the president is attempting \u2014 sometimes successfully \u2014 to put his face or name on <span><u>all manner of things<\/u><\/span>: the <span><u>Kennedy Center<\/u><\/span>, government buildings, national parks, passports, money, savings accounts and a class of Navy warships.<\/p>\n<p>But at least one person sensed a business opportunity at the soon-to-be Trump airport: A man identifying himself as a \u201cpremium domain consultant\u201d named Paul inquired whether the airport might want to use the website domain <span><u>pdjtia.com<\/u><\/span>. \u201cI would appreciate your feedback if this is of interest,\u201d he wrote on April 7. (The domain name remains \u201cfor sale\u201d as of this week.)<\/p>\n<p>Jim Schiffler, a Florida business consultant, also wrote Palm Beach International Airport on April 28 with an offer: an eight-foot-tall, 5,000-pound granite statue of Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWould you consider placing it at the now Donald J. Trump International Airport? I will gladly send you pictures,\u201d Schiffler wrote the airport.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Reached by NOTUS, Schiffler said he\u2019s owned the statue since 2017 and that it\u2019s located in North Dakota. He declined to say how much he paid for it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy desire is to move it to a prominent location, where it can be appreciated and acknowledge [Trump\u2019s] accomplishments,\u201d Schiffler said.<\/p>\n<p>It appears, however, that the Trump statue is not destined for President Donald J. Trump International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe airport commission replied with a \u2018thank you, we are not interested at this time\u2019,\u201d Schiffler said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=534\">\u2018I\u2019m Blaming JD\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Messages NOTUS obtained through an open records request detail significant angst over Palm Beach International Airport\u2019s Trumpian name change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-donald-trump"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Florida Fliers Rage Against Trump International Airport - 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