Palm Beach Airport Changing Its Name To Honor Trump Hit With Flood Of Messages – Including A Bomb Threat Demanding $30m

Palm Beach International Airport has been flooded pinch dozens of angry messages—including a explosive threat—over a measure that will soon see nan installation renamed aft President Donald Trump.

GOP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure successful March to rebrand nan airport—just 5 miles down nan roadworthy from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago—the “President Donald J. Trump International Airport,” effective July 9. In summation to nan caller name, successful a uncommon move, nan airport’s codification will alteration from PBI to DJT.

The Florida airdrome is nan latest to beryllium adorned pinch Trump’s name, joining national buildings, monuments, savings accounts, passports, golden coins and dollar bills, galore of which person sparked ineligible challenges. Last week nan president was dealt a blow, however, erstwhile his sanction was removed from nan extracurricular of nan John F. Kennedy Center for nan Performing Arts.

Since March, erstwhile nan plans to rename nan airdrome were unveiled, travelers person bombarded its website comments log, obtained by NOTUS done a Florida Public Records Act request.

Most of nan Trump-related comments nan airdrome received betwixt March and mid-May were captious aliases successful guidance to nan move, according to nan outlet’s study of nan submissions.

Worryingly, 1 of nan comments cited nan president successful a threat to detonate explosive devices wrong nan airdrome aliases connected an outbound level unless $30 cardinal was paid. It was not clear whether nan threat was investigated.

Others vowed ne'er to recreation via nan airdrome again unless nan plans were pulled.

“I will ne'er again utilize PBI for immoderate recreation plans now that it is named for nan orange-headed clown,” 1 personification said.

“If you really alteration nan sanction of this airdrome and grant that man, I will make it my ngo successful life to never, ever, EVER walk a penny astatine your airport,” different said.

“Please!!! Block this travesty,” 1 traveler pleaded.

“The destiny of nan Kennedy Center successful DC should beryllium instructive arsenic to really good this whitethorn play out,” a remark from a personification who called themselves “Angry Flyer” submitted connected March 31.

Other comments referred to Trump’s erstwhile relationship pinch Jeffrey Epstein, nan precocious disgraced financier who died by termination awaiting proceedings connected activity trafficking charges successful 2019. Trump has denied each wrongdoing and maintained he trim disconnected interaction pinch Epstein agelong ago.

The airdrome addressed nan contention connected its website successful a FAQ section, wherever it responded to “travelers who whitethorn person concerns astir nan airport’s caller name.”

Palm Beach airdrome said it recognized “that nan required sanction alteration whitethorn beryllium received successful different ways by our passengers,” adding that it remained “committed to serving each passengers and ensuring a affirmative recreation experience.”

“While immoderate things whitethorn germinate complete time, our halfway attraction remains nan same: providing a safe, reliable and welcoming airdrome experience,” nan consequence continued.

The rebranding, on pinch related upgrades, is expected to costs approximately $5.5 million, according to The Palm Beach Post.

The Trump Organization antecedently said nan president and his family “will not person immoderate royalty, licensing fee, aliases financial information whatsoever from nan projected airdrome renaming.”