"If you want to be rewarded, build in America. If you want to be penalized, build outside of America. It's as simple as that," he said.

The statement that the Sikorsky S-42 was the "airliner that changed aviation history" will undoubtedly spark debate.

The pass now separates Siesta Key and Casey Key for the first time in 40 years. ABC Action News reporter Michael Paluska profiled the pass just days after Hurricane Milton landed on Siesta Key.