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BumRushDaShow

(160,511 posts)
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 04:39 PM 15 hrs ago

Trump settles on downtown Miami for his presidential library

Source: NBC News

Sept. 23, 2025, 1:12 PM EDT


Donald Trump’s future presidential library will be housed in downtown Miami at a location selected, in part, because of its proximity to the Freedom Tower, a landmark that played a significant role in helping Cuban refugees migrating to Florida.

Trump’s team has for months been eyeing Florida, where the president is a resident, as the location for the library, which they also hope can be part of a larger development that will include an adjacent hotel. It would be the first presidential library to also be home to a hotel development.

NBC News reported in March that Eric Trump and top Trump adviser Steve Witkoff had made trips to South Florida for site visits to Florida International University, which is in Miami-Dade County, and Florida Atlantic University, located in neighboring Palm Beach County. They met with Gov. Ron DeSantis, who had been lobbying to make Florida home to the Trump library.

Both lost out, however, and the formal location will be housed on land currently owned by Miami-Dade College, adjacent to the Freedom Tower and located on the city’s downtown waterfront.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-downtown-miami-dade-presidential-library-freedom-tower-rcna233235



They're gonna need Crockett and Tubbs back on the beat to police the place!

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Trump settles on downtown Miami for his presidential library (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago OP
I have faculty friends at FAU obamanut2012 15 hrs ago #1
Message auto-removed Name removed 15 hrs ago #2
LET THE GRAFFITI BEGIN!!...it better be in a safe place with 24/7 security... nt mitch96 15 hrs ago #3
Great place for partyers to piss and puke on it! Mysterian 15 hrs ago #4
ROFL ananda 15 hrs ago #5
How can he have a library??? COL Mustard 1 hr ago #67
Miami is in the path of hurricanes, isn't it? The city is sinking while the water is rising? QueerDuck 15 hrs ago #5
Yep and Yep Wiz Imp 8 hrs ago #57
How long before it's literally completely underwater? littlemissmartypants 14 hrs ago #7
When life give you lemons ToxMarz 13 hrs ago #26
Might even see it in what remains of my Deminpenn 8 hrs ago #54
Going on the parking lot to the south of the Freedom Tower, no doubt. maxsolomon 14 hrs ago #8
All the gold shit in it will make it sink faster Captain Zero 11 hrs ago #39
Came down to Miami and Moscow probably rurallib 14 hrs ago #9
A hotel? So Trump is demanding to make money out of his library? muriel_volestrangler 14 hrs ago #10
LOL! Someone's been busy on the hotel prospectus muriel_volestrangler 14 hrs ago #11
This is great! markodochartaigh 13 hrs ago #27
Well, Thank Goodness it NOT in NYC!!! electric_blue68 14 hrs ago #12
Fascist Fucks wouldn't dare. Cha 14 hrs ago #15
Heh! There'd be a HELLUVA of Alot of Protests for sure!.... electric_blue68 14 hrs ago #17
lol.. Precisely! Cha 13 hrs ago #23
👍 electric_blue68 8 hrs ago #53
Oh, there would be marches if they proposed it be located here! dhol82 13 hrs ago #32
😄😄😄 electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #37
Leave It To Trump RobinA 14 hrs ago #13
His chump fans demand it newdeal2 13 hrs ago #25
Fascist Fucked UP "library" Propaganda Cha 14 hrs ago #14
Oh that's good because tavernier 14 hrs ago #16
I was "in Miami" back in 1975 BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #18
Will Chump's library have any actual ... ya know ... books? FakeNoose 13 hrs ago #19
Wouldn't they just be ashes? dhol82 13 hrs ago #34
It could be housed in an old pay telephone booth dweller 12 hrs ago #35
I can't see the word Trump and library having any connection whatsoever. llmart 10 hrs ago #42
Only one, Mein Kampf. littlemissmartypants 9 hrs ago #49
Better build it on something that floats. N/t Hope22 13 hrs ago #20
Yep. 2018: King Tides tanyev 13 hrs ago #30
Will the Epstein files be there? A special section dedicated to his dead best friend. A dead wife section? twodogsbarking 13 hrs ago #21
The first Presidential library with a hotel development. Aristus 13 hrs ago #22
And old issues of Playboy will fill the shelves. BlueKota 13 hrs ago #33
I'm guessing the only people who stay there FakeNoose 12 hrs ago #38
Good. I haven't gone to Miami since I left in 1979. sinkingfeeling 13 hrs ago #24
THANK GOODNESS CLIMATE CHANGE IS A HOAX usonian 13 hrs ago #28
I bet he can't swim. littlemissmartypants 9 hrs ago #50
So fitting that he's building it on a literal sinking ship JoseBalow 13 hrs ago #29
where will he park the 747? pfitz59 13 hrs ago #31
Thats right! That jet is supposed to go to the library! Bet he tries to sell it Callie1979 1 hr ago #65
Good. One of the most flood prone places in USA Hassler 12 hrs ago #36
What in the hell is he going to house in a library?! slightlv 11 hrs ago #40
Many, many $59.95 Bibles. Sneederbunk 10 hrs ago #46
Right!!!! I'd completely forgotten about the Bibles. slightlv 9 hrs ago #48
I imagine JawJaw 5 hrs ago #62
It will mostly be a place to display the "gifts" he's accepted, tanyev 8 hrs ago #56
How long does it take to read a couple of racist hate-filled pop-up books? mdbl 10 hrs ago #41
Make sure to put the "global warming is a hoax"exhibit thomski64 10 hrs ago #43
How big of a library is needed to store copies of The Art of the Deal and Mein Kamph? Gimpyknee 10 hrs ago #44
Someone explain to me Lokee11 10 hrs ago #45
Oh no I'm so sad.....But I will never visit Florida or spend a dime in that state again! kimbutgar 9 hrs ago #47
Does Miami have a big enough sewer... Kablooie 9 hrs ago #51
Seriously, what the fuck will Trump put in this Library? OAITW r.2.0 8 hrs ago #52
Good! And the closer to the beach, the sooner it'll be submerged . . . hatrack 8 hrs ago #55
Hmm I might try to save up money to visit it actually. cstanleytech 8 hrs ago #58
I understand that the Epstein Island is vaccant... maybe have it there.. William Gustafson 8 hrs ago #59
Nice to live clear across the country from there! calimary 8 hrs ago #60
What in the world is he going to place there, he doesn't read. Videos of his speech threatening the UN?! Rhiannon12866 5 hrs ago #61
Message auto-removed Name removed 4 hrs ago #63
Close to Torch of Friendship in Miami, where No Kings rally started dedl67 2 hrs ago #64
Any mention of how they'll BUY the property? Callie1979 1 hr ago #66
I saw another article where DeSatan offered it up BumRushDaShow 1 hr ago #69
Perfect! modrepub 1 hr ago #68
it'll be flooded in a few years. Javaman 31 min ago #70

Response to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

QueerDuck

(92 posts)
5. Miami is in the path of hurricanes, isn't it? The city is sinking while the water is rising?
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 05:01 PM
15 hrs ago

Perfect spot! ... his heart's devotion, let it sink into the ocean.

littlemissmartypants

(29,857 posts)
7. How long before it's literally completely underwater?
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 05:21 PM
14 hrs ago

Anyone want to start a pool? Betting or otherwise?

maxsolomon

(37,383 posts)
8. Going on the parking lot to the south of the Freedom Tower, no doubt.
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 05:21 PM
14 hrs ago

Or the one north of it. It's a good location but it will be a neo-classical piece of shit.

Probably that bow-tied clown Architect James McCrery will get the job.

muriel_volestrangler

(104,772 posts)
10. A hotel? So Trump is demanding to make money out of his library?
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 05:29 PM
14 hrs ago

Why not just turn it into a theme park and charge entrance fees?

Also, "Trump administration tells immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela they have to leave"

https://apnews.com/article/immigration-humanitarian-parole-china-haiti-nicaragua-venezuela-562e081b310228605add5f5ed2506da2

So yeah, Trump would really want to rub that in by being next to a location associated with earlier presidents who let them in.

muriel_volestrangler

(104,772 posts)
11. LOL! Someone's been busy on the hotel prospectus
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 05:34 PM
14 hrs ago
https://djtrumplibrary.com/amenities

Criminal Luxury
Visitors to the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library have five star luxury tax and/or draft dodging options in the tradition of Trump Taj Mahal and Trump Soho.

Check-ins begin at sentencing.

Check outs with presidential pardon.

Amenities include:
500 thread-count (stain resistant) sheets
Room service
Bedside urinals
Bathroom fixtures completely dripping in gold
Floor to ceiling plastic wrapping by request
Free phone calls (pre-recorded for FBI)
Safe capable of holding $130,000
Many packages available
Ask for the ‘Rudy’s Trousers’ option for a limited time.
Platinum Putin Plan: Get what you want and have America pay for it


Exit via the Grift Shop!

electric_blue68

(23,943 posts)
12. Well, Thank Goodness it NOT in NYC!!!
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 05:37 PM
14 hrs ago

🧨🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆
🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️
🎉😄🎉😄🎉😄🎉

Sez this NYC'r !

(Sorry, Miami Dems.)

Cha

(314,506 posts)
15. Fascist Fucks wouldn't dare.
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 05:57 PM
14 hrs ago

NYC wouldn't put up with it..

Wondering if the test of History will be tolerant of the Dictator's "library" in Miami?

electric_blue68

(23,943 posts)
17. Heh! There'd be a HELLUVA of Alot of Protests for sure!....
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 06:04 PM
14 hrs ago

Plus round-the-clock extra security for potential problems!

dhol82

(9,612 posts)
32. Oh, there would be marches if they proposed it be located here!
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 07:06 PM
13 hrs ago

New Yorkers would be “streaming by” at all times of the night or day.



I’ve seen a nifty device that allows a woman to pee like a guy. That would def come in handy.

newdeal2

(4,153 posts)
25. His chump fans demand it
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 06:47 PM
13 hrs ago

There will be gift shops, restaurants, hotel, probably even condos and a casino. All opportunities for Trump to cash in on the MAGAts who will visit this tacky museum.

tavernier

(13,956 posts)
16. Oh that's good because
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 06:03 PM
14 hrs ago

living an hour south of Miami in the Keys, I avoid it like the plague. It’s a total nightmare to navigate and traffic is always at a crawl or jumble. If I fly it’s always out of either Key West or Fort Lauderdale. If we head up to the mainland for a long weekend, we turn left and enjoy the west coast. Everyone I know who has Dr appointments or business in Miami just groans and sighs. It’s just a chore.

It’s all yours, El Presidente. Be sure to head down to the beach. You’ll be in good company. A lot of griftwood tends to show up there.

BumRushDaShow

(160,511 posts)
18. I was "in Miami" back in 1975
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 06:09 PM
14 hrs ago

as a stopover headed home to Philly from Nassau. We got off the plane, walked outside via the front entrance, declared that "We have now been in Miami", and then went back inside, and got back on the plane (true story)!

dweller

(27,149 posts)
35. It could be housed in an old pay telephone booth
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 07:16 PM
12 hrs ago

Will just be twitter posts , and his Troot social lies … maybe a copy of Art of the Steal


✌🏻

llmart

(16,850 posts)
42. I can't see the word Trump and library having any connection whatsoever.
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 09:13 PM
10 hrs ago

Or maybe there will just be a million copies of "Mein Kampf".

tanyev

(47,838 posts)
30. Yep. 2018: King Tides
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 06:59 PM
13 hrs ago
One morning last October, Miami’s municipal government issued a warning to drivers in the area: they should avoid much of the city’s center, because it had been inundated. “Today, Miami is flooding as if a hurricane went through it,” the city’s mayor wrote on Twitter.

No hurricane had hit Miami that week. The flooding was the result of a “king tide” — an especially intense high tide brought about by a particular alignment of the moon and sun that usually occurs in the fall and winter. Rain and wind had amplified the tide’s effects.

Many minor floods are a matter of inches rather than feet, but some — like last October’s in Miami — are deep enough to disrupt traffic and other systems. Even a few inches of water in the basements or ground floors of homes and businesses can ruin floors, furnishings, and other possessions, requiring extensive cleanup.

Over time, the damage adds up. Standing water can weaken infrastructure. The sea level rise that underlays flooding can increase the salinity of coastal soils, degrade water quality, and make it harder for crops to grow.

https://www.climatecentral.org/report/rising-tides-how-near-daily-flooding-of-americas-shorelines-could-become-the-norm

twodogsbarking

(15,906 posts)
21. Will the Epstein files be there? A special section dedicated to his dead best friend. A dead wife section?
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 06:20 PM
13 hrs ago

Will the books be available in English or just Russian? Is admission $100k?

Aristus

(70,921 posts)
22. The first Presidential library with a hotel development.
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 06:34 PM
13 hrs ago

And a massage parlor. And a casino.

You just know they're going to lean into it...

FakeNoose

(38,706 posts)
38. I'm guessing the only people who stay there
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 08:08 PM
12 hrs ago

... will be the dark-skinned visitors who don't speak any English.



Hassler

(4,539 posts)
36. Good. One of the most flood prone places in USA
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 07:30 PM
12 hrs ago

The global warming he doesn't believe in is going destroy the gold plated shit he'll have everywhere.

slightlv

(6,594 posts)
40. What in the hell is he going to house in a library?!
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 09:02 PM
11 hrs ago

The man doesn't read, and is probably illiterate for all intents and purposes. Hundreds of copies of Mein Kampf in gold bound leather? Copies of the magazine Stormy rolled up to smack him with? Oh... I know! All those hundreds of Top Secret and Above TS documents he gave Russia, NK, and others. And who can forget the love letters between him and Kim! No matter what, it sure ain't gonna be no Library of Alexandria! Gods, I hate this man.

slightlv

(6,594 posts)
48. Right!!!! I'd completely forgotten about the Bibles.
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 10:25 PM
9 hrs ago

Were they actual Bibles, or did he have them rewritten, ideologically maga? I was never exactly sure of that...

tanyev

(47,838 posts)
56. It will mostly be a place to display the "gifts" he's accepted,
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:20 PM
8 hrs ago

with walls full of plaques commissioned to describe in florid detail all the fictional accomplishments he constantly brags about and many, many fake magazine covers proclaiming made-up successes.

Also, a tremendously yuuge gift shop with massively overpriced tchotchkes.

mdbl

(7,403 posts)
41. How long does it take to read a couple of racist hate-filled pop-up books?
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 09:13 PM
10 hrs ago

What a waste of money.

Lokee11

(381 posts)
45. Someone explain to me
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 10:09 PM
10 hrs ago

How the hell is an Illiterate motherF@%K*$ going to have a library?!?!?!?!?!?!

✊FDT!

kimbutgar

(26,083 posts)
47. Oh no I'm so sad.....But I will never visit Florida or spend a dime in that state again!
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 10:25 PM
9 hrs ago

Last time was in Disneyworld and Universal studios.

Kablooie

(18,980 posts)
51. Does Miami have a big enough sewer...
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:08 PM
9 hrs ago

To handle all the crap that will spew from that place?

OAITW r.2.0

(30,631 posts)
52. Seriously, what the fuck will Trump put in this Library?
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:14 PM
8 hrs ago

Don't know yet, but it won't have anything resembling previous Presidents and their thoughts. I think it will be a convenient place to dump off his schlocky shit that he has in storage anyway and charge the rubes to gawk at it..

cstanleytech

(27,946 posts)
58. Hmm I might try to save up money to visit it actually.
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:22 PM
8 hrs ago

Making sure to eat a large meal and drink a gallon of water first so I can show my respects.....in the bathroom.

calimary

(87,889 posts)
60. Nice to live clear across the country from there!
Wed Sep 24, 2025, 12:09 AM
8 hrs ago

I don’t even have to drive by it - EVER!

Rhiannon12866

(243,354 posts)
61. What in the world is he going to place there, he doesn't read. Videos of his speech threatening the UN?!
Wed Sep 24, 2025, 02:27 AM
5 hrs ago

Response to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

modrepub

(3,931 posts)
68. Perfect!
Wed Sep 24, 2025, 06:28 AM
1 hr ago

It’ll probably cost a mint to build, which will soak up billions of $ from his supporters. Elevation is probably at best 6 feet above sea level. Hopefully his whole family will be buried there. When the Greenland and West Antarctic ice caps melt in the next 100 years the whole place will be under 10 feet or more of water. Future visitors will have to SCUBA to get there.

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