Donald Trump Presidential Library: DeSantis proposes Florida land in downtown Miami; 2.6-acre site near Freedom Tower eyed

FloridaGovernorRonDeSantisonTuesdayunveiledaplantodedicateaprimepieceoflandindowntownMiamiforafuturepresidentiallibraryhonouringUSPresidentDonaldTrump.TheproposalislikelyapartofapushbyDeSantisandRepublicanlawmakerstodemonstrateloyaltytoTrump,whohasmadeFloridahispoliticalbasesincechanginghisvoterregistrationfromNewYorkin2019.AspernewsagencyAP,theplannedsitespans2.63acres(1.06hectares)adjacenttothehistoricFreedomTower,aSpanishRevivalskyscraperthatoncehousedoneofMiami’sfirstnewspapersandlaterservedasaprocessingcentreforCubanrefugees.Notably,thetowerhasalsobeenarecentsiteofprotestsagainstTrump’simmigrationpolicies.Theparcel,currentlyusedasaparkinglotforMiamiDadeCollege’sWolfsonCampus,facesBiscayneBayandisvaluedatmorethan$66million,accordingtocountypropertyrecords.“ThisisthegreatestpoliticalcomebackstoryinAmericanhistory,”saidFloridaAttorneyGeneralJamesUthmeier,whowillv