Trump Teases Wild Plan to Cash in on Airport Named After Himself [View all]
The president has been slammed as a “grifter in chief” after it was revealed his company filed trademark applications for “Donald J. Trump International Airport” and similar names.
Palm Beach International Airport, just four miles west of Mar-a-Lago, is in the process of being renamed after the 79-year-old Trump—a name change that, if signed into law, would cost the airport $5.5 million to remake signs, uniforms, promotional products, equipment, and more.
While the measure is still working its way through the GOP-controlled Florida legislature, the president appears intent on ensuring he profits from the name change immediately.
Trademark attorney Josh Gerben, who first reported on the trademark applications, writes that Trump’s holding company, DTTM Operations LLC, is asking to profit from “a range of branded merchandise, including clothing, handbags, luggage, jewelry, watches, and tie clips” associated with three variations of the likely soon-to-be-renamed Palm Beach airport.
That trio of names is President Donald J. Trump International Airport, Donald J. Trump International Airport, and simply “DJT,” which may be the airport code the White House hopes “PBI” will change to.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-teases-wild-plan-to-cash-in-on-airport-named-after-himself/
Florida Republican legislators are diehard members of the cult.
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