Trump touts eponymous airport as example of how DeSantis is ‘very good’

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: June 3, 2026

Words: 304

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Gov. Ron DeSantis is “very good” and has bestowed a “great honor” upon Donald Trump by renaming the airport neighboring Mar-a-Lago after him, the 47th president said Wednesday.

Trump’s praise for the Florida governor — previously rare for his former presidential opponent — comes one week after state lawmakers agreed to spend $2.75 million to rebrand the Palm Beach International Airport.

“Ron’s good. He’s a friend of mine. He just named an airport after me,” …

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