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Florida Cabinet Unanimously Approves Miami Site for Trump Presidential Library Next to Freedom Tower

The vote reserves a prime downtown Miami parcel for the Trump library foundation under a five-year requirement to advance the project.

The Freedom Tower is seen in downtown Miami on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin)
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is proposing that President Donald Trump's presidential library be built in a parking lot that is currently used by Miami-Dade College staff and faculty and is adjacent to the Freedom Tower, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is proposing that President Donald Trump's presidential library be built in a parking lot that is currently used by Miami-Dade College staff and faculty and is adjacent to the Freedom Tower, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is proposing that President Donald Trump's presidential library be built in a parking lot that is currently used by Miami-Dade College staff and faculty and is adjacent to the Freedom Tower, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Overview

  • State leaders voted unanimously to designate a 2.63-acre site beside Miami’s Freedom Tower for the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library.
  • Miami Dade College had unanimously transferred the parking-lot parcel to the state last week, with the property reported as appraised at roughly $66–67 million.
  • The conveyance includes a clause allowing the state to revoke the grant if the foundation does not move forward within five years.
  • Gov. Ron DeSantis and senior officials praised the plan as a public and economic benefit, while Eric Trump announced the decision and lauded the project.
  • Protesters and local critics rallied at the Freedom Tower, citing the site’s symbolism and student needs, as a new state law limits local authority over presidential library developments.