Florida’s governor and Cabinet have unanimously approved transferring a $66 million parcel owned by Miami Dade College to the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Foundation. The parcel, 2.63 acres used as an employee parking lot at the Wolfson Campus, will now be repurposed for a future presidential library honoring President Trump.
State officials, including Gov. Ron DeSantis, praised the decision as fitting given Trump’s Florida residence and Miami’s growing prominence. The property transfer, once approved by the college’s trustees, now shifts public land into private hands under the Trump family’s foundation, led by his son Eric Trump, son‑in‑law Michael Boulos, and attorney James Kiley. Eric Trump’s statement emphasized plans for a landmark building, contrasting it with what he called “prison like structure” libraries of past presidents.
Critics may raise questions about use of public land for a private, politically-linked project, but state leaders defended the move as a symbolic and strategic investment. The land now transitions from state college oversight into the foundation’s stewardship, giving President Trump institutional roots in Florida for the years ahead.
