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Florida travelers did not mince words after Palm Beach International Airport was rebranded as the Donald J. Trump International Airport on Thursday.

MS NOW interviewed several people at the Florida airport to get their reactions.

"I think it's patently absurd that we're spending taxpayer money to rename an airport after a criminal that's sitting in the White House," one traveler said. ...

Trump raged against Congressman Jamie Raskin (D- MD) while endorsing a congressional candidate from Palm Beach.

In a lengthy Truth Social post about Raskin, Trump called him a "loser in life," adding that Republican lawmakers should "EXPEL THE BUM." He wrote that Raskin "failed" to impeach him during his first term.

"Congress can never be great with people like this, who suffer massively from Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS)," Trump wrote. He was agreeing with conservative pundit Mark Levin, who made the same case for the GOP to "expel" Raskin in an earlier post. ...

Democratic Party representatives in Florida warned that renaming Palm Beach International Airport to Donald J. Trump International would have long-term consequences for the state.

Senate Minority Leader Lori Berman urged caution when giving in to Trump's demands, with the president's name set to be featured on the airport after the legislation was passed by a Republican supermajority. A funding request of $5.5million has already been submitted by Florida state Senator Debbie Mayfield.

Mayfield, the bill's sponsor, is hoping the requested funds are used to swap out signage, as well as provide new uniforms to staff members at Palm Beach Airport, Bloomberg reported. The bill to rename the South Florida airport passed through the state Senate yesterday (February 19) with 25 votes in favor, and 11 votes against. ...

President Donald Trump's company has reportedly filed trademark applications to rename Palm Beach International Airport as “Donald J. Trump International Airport” — a move he's already making moves to turn into a major profit churner.

Trump has been criticized over his business earnings and dubbed "grifter in chief" while in office. This latest step would give his holding company DTTM Operations LLC an opportunity to capitalize on “a range of branded merchandise, including clothing, handbags, luggage, jewelry, watches, and tie clips," The Daily Beast reported.

If Florida lawmakers sign it into law, which has appeared to be likely, it's expected to cost the airport, located four miles from Trump's Mar-a-Lago, $5.5 million to modify and make new signs, equipment, uniforms and branded products. ...

President Donald Trump never stopped raising money after he won the 2024 election, bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars check by check during top-drawer Mar-a-Lago dinners with health care industry executives, according to new reporting in The Wall Street Journal.

Reporters Josh Dawsey and Anna Wilde Mathews wrote that Trump held more than 50 dinner meetings at his Florida club where he wined and dined with heads of pharmaceutical companies, health insurance agencies, and hospital leaders who all wrote the largest checks.

They included the head of drug-maker Pfizer, pharmacy-benefit managers including CVS Health and UnitedHealth Group, and big insurers like CignaGroup, which all had a Mar-a-Lago dinner after their companies each ponied up at least $1 million....

Video of the savage beating of a former Marine who stood up to three men bullying a 14-year-old child in Palm Beach, Florida earlier this year has gone viral.