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BumRushDaShow

(160,763 posts)
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 04:39 PM Tuesday

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 Tuesday OP
I have faculty friends at FAU obamanut2012 Tuesday #1
Message auto-removed Name removed Tuesday #2
LET THE GRAFFITI BEGIN!!...it better be in a safe place with 24/7 security... nt mitch96 Tuesday #3
Great place for partyers to piss and puke on it! Mysterian Tuesday #4
ROFL ananda Tuesday #5
How can he have a library??? COL Mustard Wednesday #67
my first thought as well. barbtries Wednesday #73
Miami is in the path of hurricanes, isn't it? The city is sinking while the water is rising? QueerDuck Tuesday #5
Yep and Yep Wiz Imp Tuesday #57
How long before it's literally completely underwater? littlemissmartypants Tuesday #7
When life give you lemons ToxMarz Tuesday #26
Might even see it in what remains of my Deminpenn Tuesday #54
Going on the parking lot to the south of the Freedom Tower, no doubt. maxsolomon Tuesday #8
All the gold shit in it will make it sink faster Captain Zero Tuesday #39
Came down to Miami and Moscow probably rurallib Tuesday #9
A hotel? So Trump is demanding to make money out of his library? muriel_volestrangler Tuesday #10
LOL! Someone's been busy on the hotel prospectus muriel_volestrangler Tuesday #11
This is great! markodochartaigh Tuesday #27
Well, Thank Goodness it NOT in NYC!!! electric_blue68 Tuesday #12
Fascist Fucks wouldn't dare. Cha Tuesday #15
Heh! There'd be a HELLUVA of Alot of Protests for sure!.... electric_blue68 Tuesday #17
lol.. Precisely! Cha Tuesday #23
👍 electric_blue68 Tuesday #53
Oh, there would be marches if they proposed it be located here! dhol82 Tuesday #32
😄😄😄 electric_blue68 Tuesday #37
Leave It To Trump RobinA Tuesday #13
His chump fans demand it newdeal2 Tuesday #25
Fascist Fucked UP "library" Propaganda Cha Tuesday #14
Oh that's good because tavernier Tuesday #16
I was "in Miami" back in 1975 BumRushDaShow Tuesday #18
Will Chump's library have any actual ... ya know ... books? FakeNoose Tuesday #19
Wouldn't they just be ashes? dhol82 Tuesday #34
It could be housed in an old pay telephone booth dweller Tuesday #35
Or an old shoebox. N/T tonekat Wednesday #80
I can't see the word Trump and library having any connection whatsoever. llmart Tuesday #42
Only one, Mein Kampf. littlemissmartypants Tuesday #49
Better build it on something that floats. N/t Hope22 Tuesday #20
Yep. 2018: King Tides tanyev Tuesday #30
Will the Epstein files be there? A special section dedicated to his dead best friend. A dead wife section? twodogsbarking Tuesday #21
The first Presidential library with a hotel development. Aristus Tuesday #22
And old issues of Playboy will fill the shelves. BlueKota Tuesday #33
I'm guessing the only people who stay there FakeNoose Tuesday #38
Good. I haven't gone to Miami since I left in 1979. sinkingfeeling Tuesday #24
THANK GOODNESS CLIMATE CHANGE IS A HOAX usonian Tuesday #28
I bet he can't swim. littlemissmartypants Tuesday #50
So fitting that he's building it on a literal sinking ship JoseBalow Tuesday #29
where will he park the 747? pfitz59 Tuesday #31
Thats right! That jet is supposed to go to the library! Bet he tries to sell it Callie1979 Wednesday #65
Shows how phony that "it's going to my library" bullSHIT was from the start Bengus81 Wednesday #75
Good. One of the most flood prone places in USA Hassler Tuesday #36
What in the hell is he going to house in a library?! slightlv Tuesday #40
Many, many $59.95 Bibles. Sneederbunk Tuesday #46
Right!!!! I'd completely forgotten about the Bibles. slightlv Tuesday #48
I imagine JawJaw Wednesday #62
It will mostly be a place to display the "gifts" he's accepted, tanyev Tuesday #56
How long does it take to read a couple of racist hate-filled pop-up books? mdbl Tuesday #41
Make sure to put the "global warming is a hoax"exhibit thomski64 Tuesday #43
How big of a library is needed to store copies of The Art of the Deal and Mein Kamph? Gimpyknee Tuesday #44
Someone explain to me Lokee11 Tuesday #45
Oh no I'm so sad.....But I will never visit Florida or spend a dime in that state again! kimbutgar Tuesday #47
Does Miami have a big enough sewer... Kablooie Tuesday #51
Seriously, what the fuck will Trump put in this Library? OAITW r.2.0 Tuesday #52
Good! And the closer to the beach, the sooner it'll be submerged . . . hatrack Tuesday #55
Hmm I might try to save up money to visit it actually. cstanleytech Tuesday #58
I understand that the Epstein Island is vaccant... maybe have it there.. William Gustafson Tuesday #59
Nice to live clear across the country from there! calimary Wednesday #60
What in the world is he going to place there, he doesn't read. Videos of his speech threatening the UN?! Rhiannon12866 Wednesday #61
Message auto-removed Name removed Wednesday #63
Close to Torch of Friendship in Miami, where No Kings rally started dedl67 Wednesday #64
Any mention of how they'll BUY the property? Callie1979 Wednesday #66
I saw another article where DeSatan offered it up BumRushDaShow Wednesday #69
Doesnt seem legal but hey the law no longer matters. Callie1979 Thursday #81
Perfect! modrepub Wednesday #68
it'll be flooded in a few years. Javaman Wednesday #70
Sea Level Rise Projection Map - Miami douglas9 Wednesday #71
Something odd about this thread - viewing it is changing my "highlight" setting to "none", rather than "recommendedx5" muriel_volestrangler Wednesday #72
I use "Skinner Mode" on Firefox (the latest) BumRushDaShow Wednesday #77
Above the tree showing the replies in the thread muriel_volestrangler Wednesday #78
Took a bit but I found the line you are talking about BumRushDaShow Wednesday #79
Is the fool going to park his new pay-to-play jet there? travelingthrulife Wednesday #74
I propose Alligator Alcatraz. sop Wednesday #76

Response to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

barbtries

(30,797 posts)
73. my first thought as well.
Wed Sep 24, 2025, 08:39 AM
Wednesday

it'll soon be part of the ocean. not to worry about the books getting wet. to my knowledge there would be only 2: mein kampf, and art of the deal.

unless of course every book written about him was included. lots of those, lots and lots.

QueerDuck

(104 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
Tuesday

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

littlemissmartypants

(29,893 posts)
7. How long before it's literally completely underwater?
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 05:21 PM
Tuesday

Anyone want to start a pool? Betting or otherwise?

maxsolomon

(37,413 posts)
8. Going on the parking lot to the south of the Freedom Tower, no doubt.
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 05:21 PM
Tuesday

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

(104,836 posts)
10. A hotel? So Trump is demanding to make money out of his library?
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 05:29 PM
Tuesday

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

(104,836 posts)
11. LOL! Someone's been busy on the hotel prospectus
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 05:34 PM
Tuesday
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

(24,035 posts)
12. Well, Thank Goodness it NOT in NYC!!!
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 05:37 PM
Tuesday

🧨🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆
🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️
🎉😄🎉😄🎉😄🎉

Sez this NYC'r !

(Sorry, Miami Dems.)

Cha

(314,619 posts)
15. Fascist Fucks wouldn't dare.
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 05:57 PM
Tuesday

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

(24,035 posts)
17. Heh! There'd be a HELLUVA of Alot of Protests for sure!....
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 06:04 PM
Tuesday

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

dhol82

(9,615 posts)
32. Oh, there would be marches if they proposed it be located here!
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 07:06 PM
Tuesday

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

(4,224 posts)
25. His chump fans demand it
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 06:47 PM
Tuesday

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

(13,972 posts)
16. Oh that's good because
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 06:03 PM
Tuesday

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

(160,763 posts)
18. I was "in Miami" back in 1975
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 06:09 PM
Tuesday

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

(27,202 posts)
35. It could be housed in an old pay telephone booth
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 07:16 PM
Tuesday

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


✌🏻

llmart

(16,881 posts)
42. I can't see the word Trump and library having any connection whatsoever.
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 09:13 PM
Tuesday

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

tanyev

(47,898 posts)
30. Yep. 2018: King Tides
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 06:59 PM
Tuesday
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

(15,980 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
Tuesday

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

Aristus

(70,966 posts)
22. The first Presidential library with a hotel development.
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 06:34 PM
Tuesday

And a massage parlor. And a casino.

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

FakeNoose

(38,767 posts)
38. I'm guessing the only people who stay there
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 08:08 PM
Tuesday

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



Bengus81

(9,450 posts)
75. Shows how phony that "it's going to my library" bullSHIT was from the start
Wed Sep 24, 2025, 09:26 AM
Wednesday

That fucker will be parked at WPB International. Hell,he'll probably have taxpayer money build him a hangar. Just watch.....

Hassler

(4,546 posts)
36. Good. One of the most flood prone places in USA
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 07:30 PM
Tuesday

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

slightlv

(6,619 posts)
40. What in the hell is he going to house in a library?!
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 09:02 PM
Tuesday

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

(6,619 posts)
48. Right!!!! I'd completely forgotten about the Bibles.
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 10:25 PM
Tuesday

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

tanyev

(47,898 posts)
56. It will mostly be a place to display the "gifts" he's accepted,
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:20 PM
Tuesday

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

(7,447 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
Tuesday

What a waste of money.

Lokee11

(382 posts)
45. Someone explain to me
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 10:09 PM
Tuesday

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

✊FDT!

kimbutgar

(26,136 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
Tuesday

Last time was in Disneyworld and Universal studios.

Kablooie

(18,984 posts)
51. Does Miami have a big enough sewer...
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:08 PM
Tuesday

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

OAITW r.2.0

(30,651 posts)
52. Seriously, what the fuck will Trump put in this Library?
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:14 PM
Tuesday

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

(27,953 posts)
58. Hmm I might try to save up money to visit it actually.
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:22 PM
Tuesday

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

calimary

(87,928 posts)
60. Nice to live clear across the country from there!
Wed Sep 24, 2025, 12:09 AM
Wednesday

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

Rhiannon12866

(243,700 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
Wednesday

Response to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

modrepub

(3,935 posts)
68. Perfect!
Wed Sep 24, 2025, 06:28 AM
Wednesday

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.

muriel_volestrangler

(104,836 posts)
72. Something odd about this thread - viewing it is changing my "highlight" setting to "none", rather than "recommendedx5"
Wed Sep 24, 2025, 08:36 AM
Wednesday

and it won't let me change it back to "recommendedx5" inside this thread. If I go to another thread after this, it is still at none, but in that, I can then change it, and that sticks for other threads. Until I come back to this one. Anyone else seeing this?

BumRushDaShow

(160,763 posts)
77. I use "Skinner Mode" on Firefox (the latest)
Wed Sep 24, 2025, 09:57 AM
Wednesday

and am not sure where the setting you describe is...

muriel_volestrangler

(104,836 posts)
78. Above the tree showing the replies in the thread
Wed Sep 24, 2025, 10:02 AM
Wednesday

Is a line reading
77 replies (yellow icon) = new reply since forum marked as read Highlight: None 5 newest Recommended

'Highlight' can be 'none', the 5 newest replies, or the replies recommended at least 5 times. This is a standard feature available for quite some time (I can't remember when it came in - a couple of years ago? Could be quite a lot more. Probably when recommending replies started). Still not working for me, but only on this thread, as far as I can tell (clicking on "Recommended" changes nothing).

BumRushDaShow

(160,763 posts)
79. Took a bit but I found the line you are talking about
Wed Sep 24, 2025, 10:18 AM
Wednesday

I don't even use that line!

I guess I'm too "old school". I think that feature (or something similar) has been around since at least DU2.

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