State Donates Miami Parcel for Trump Library

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Cabinet unanimously approved donating a 2.63-acre parking-lot parcel on Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Campus adjacent to the historic Freedom Tower to the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Foundation, which has formally selected Miami and has five years to begin construction. The site, appraised at roughly $66–67 million and located on Biscayne Boulevard near the Kaseya Center, was praised by DeSantis and Cabinet members as a boost for tourism and the state economy. Critics — including many in Miami’s Cuban American community, local Democrats and community activists — called siting the library next to the Freedom Tower an affront and said the state preempted local control. DeSantis earlier signed legislation giving the state authority over presidential libraries, and officials said the foundation had considered other Florida university sites before choosing the Freedom Tower–adjacent lot. The Trump foundation and Eric Trump promised a landmark museum and educational partnerships, but design, cost and local-impact details remain scarce.