Trump reveals first look at his downtown Miami presidential library

Zoom in: The 100-second video posted online and set to a "Game of Thrones"-esque soundtrack features one Trump statue at the building's entrance, overlooking Biscayne Boulevard, and another in a large auditorium.

• In addition to the presidential plane, multiple smaller fighter jets are also featured.
• The video also depicts many visitors, all dressed as if attending a gala, on a golden escalator, outdoors in the gardens, in a ballroom, and inside a replica of the Oval Office.
• The word "TRUMP" sits at the top of the tower.

Catch up quick: Miami Dade College's Board of Trustees voted in September to transfer the property, valued at $67 million, to the state.

• Immediately following the vote, Attorney General James Uthmeier said the state would dedicate the land to Trump's library.
• Historian and activist Marvin Dunn challenged the transfer, arguing it was done without proper notice or community input.
• A Miami judge dismissed the complaint in December.

Friction point: The project sits just south of the city's Freedom Tower, known as the Ellis Island of the South, which once served as a refugee center for Cuban asylum seekers and is now a museum.

• Cuban-Americans in Florida voted overwhelmingly for Trump in the 2024 election. The U.S. then repatriated more than 1,600 Cubans in 2025, double the number from 2024, according to the New York Times.

Meanwhile, critics of the project told multiple outlets during protests opposing it that the property belonged to Miami Dade College students and the community at large, not the president.