VICTORIA DOYLE STATEMENT ON PBI TRADEMARK VOTE AT THE COUNTY COMMISSION
LAKE WORTH BEACH —The Palm Beach County Commission is meeting today to vote on a trademark licensing deal in relation to the renaming of Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) for Donald Trump. Palm Beach County owns and operates PBI. The forced renaming of the airport is not just about a sign on a terminal. It is about power, respect, and whether local home rule in Florida still means anything at all. Attorney, activist and congressional candidate currently running in CD-22 Victoria Doyle addressed the County Commission. Her statement, in part:
“Palm Beach County residents built PBI, use it, and pay for it. Yet the Legislature in Tallahassee decided they could strip away our authority and impose a new name by state law. They did it without giving the County Commission a vote, without meaningful public hearings here at home, and without any genuine say for the people who are affected.
"Today Commissioners are voting whether to hand Donald Trump company control over PBI’s branding, messaging, and supply chains, including down to how Trump’s biography is presented in airport materials.
“Palm Beach County residents elected these Commissioners to represent us. We don’t want this. They should vote no on this rights agreement to stall the project, and sue the state over this renaming. This isn’t about honoring a president, but rather about building a Trump revenue stream and controlling the narrative using public infrastructure and taxpayer dollars.”
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