President Donald Trump has unveiled plans for his proposed presidential library in Miami, Florida, sharing a video of a towering waterfront skyscraper that closely resembles existing commercial Trump buildings.
“Over the past six months, I have poured my heart and soul into this project with my incredible team at [The Trump Organization],” the president’s son, Eric Trump, wrote on X. “This landmark on the water in Miami, Florida will stand as a lasting testament to an amazing man, an amazing developer, and the greatest President our Nation has ever known.”
The mock-up, created by Florida-based firm Bermello Ajamil & Partners, shows a sleek skyscraper with a red, white and blue spire and the word “Trump” in large illuminated letters above an American flag.
The library, which also bears a resemblance to New York City’s One World Trade Center, is set to have the presidential 747 jet gifted to Trump by Qatar on display.
Other touches include a gold escalator, like the one in Trump Tower in New York that the Republican rode down to announce his 2016 presidential campaign, and a gold statue of the president raising his arm, appearing to model his defiant pose after surviving an assassination attempt in 2024.
The plans, which appear to be AI-generated, include replicas of the Oval Office and the president’s under-construction White House ballroom.
The Independent has contacted the president’s library foundation and Bermello Ajamil for comment.
Gold, gold and more gold
The video reveals gold covering much of the 47-story tower, intended to mark Trump’s election as the 47th president.
The entrances to the building feature a large gold arch, a presidential seal and the words “Donald J. Trump Presidential Library” written in gold across the skyscraper’s concrete platform.
The mock-up also shows a banner hanging on one side of the building, depicting Trump along with the words “Make America Proud Again.”
Another clip appears to show highlight reels of Trump being projected along the side of the skyscraper, which is set to be located downtown next to Miami’s historic Freedom Tower.
Air Force One on display
Other clips of the library appear to show Air Force One on display, in a setting similar to the Air Force One Pavilion at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, as well as several other aircraft.
Trump has previously said that the luxury 747 he was gifted by Qatar would go to his presidential library once he leaves office.
Images of the plans show shiny golden escalators inside the building, allowing visitors to take in the presidential plane from different floors.
One clip also appears to show the plane positioned behind massive windows, making it a sight to be seen even from the street below.
Other clips show visitors dressed in ballgowns and tuxedos, milling around the aircraft.
Trump-themed theater, replicas of Oval Office and White House ballroom
The plans also appear to include a modern-looking theater or lecture hall, as well as replicas of the Oval Office and the White House ballroom, which is under construction.
The video briefly shows a packed room of visitors appearing to listen to someone speaking behind a podium. The speaker in the clip is standing in front of a massive gold statue of Trump, which is positioned in front of a wall of windows.
On one side of the theater, the presidential seal appears to be projected onto the wall, while on the other side is an image of Trump holding up his fist.
The video then shows a replica of Trump’s “Presidential Hall of Fame,” as well as a recreation of his Oval Office.
The plan also shows a lavish ballroom teeming with guests in formal attire, seemingly recreating the White House ballroom that Trump is in the midst of constructing.
How is the library being funded?
Congressional Democrats are probing how the library project is being funded. Media companies that settled lawsuits with Trump around the time of the 2024 election transferred at least $63 million into a library-related fund that dissolved last year.
“Now it is unclear where this money has gone, exacerbating concerns about corruption that were apparent at the time of the settlement,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to companies that settled with Trump, including ABC, Meta, Paramount and X.
Presidential library nonprofits do not have to disclose their donors.
Along with the video, Trump shared a link on Truth Social where people can donate to the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Foundation Inc.
Trump shared the video of his library project on the same day the state of Florida renamed Palm Beach International Airport after the Republican, the latest in a string of efforts to add Trump’s name to institutions including the Kennedy Center and the U.S. Institute of Peace.
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