U.S. President Donald Trump's personal plane at Palm Beach International Airport on Feb. 13.Matt Rourke/The Associated Press
Lawmakers in Florida approved legislation on Thursday renaming the Palm Beach International Airport after U.S. President Donald Trump.
The 25-11 vote in Florida’s Senate came days after the state’s House of Representatives passed the measure 81-30.
Republican lawmakers largely supported the bill, while Democrats objected to the airport rebrand.
“It’s misguided and unfair that the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature ignored the voices of Palm Beach County by pushing forward a bill to rename Palm Beach International Airport without giving County residents a real opportunity for input,” said U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, a Democrat who represents West Palm Beach.
The bill heads next to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, who has not said whether he will sign it. The governor’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The White House declined to comment. Spokespeople for Palm Beach County and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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The decision to rename the airport after Trump follows Florida’s approval last year of a plan to donate a downtown Miami property for the site of Trump’s presidential library.
Trump, a native of New York, moved to Florida in 2019. Before the move, he lived in a penthouse at Trump Tower but has since taken primary residence at his Mar-a-Lago resort in West Palm Beach.