WASHINGTON \u2014 Donald Trump\u2019s presidential library will be the biggest building in Miami and feature a replica of the ballroom he\u2019s adding to the White House, his son Eric said on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s gonna be the tallest building in Miami, by far the best location in Miami,\u201d he told reporters at the White House\u2019s annual Easter Egg Roll. \u201cThe piece of land is incredible and we\u2019re really excited.\u201d<\/p>\n
The president unveiled dramatic renderings of his forthcoming library last week<\/a> showing a skyscraper towering over the Miami skyline \u2014 with the \u201cTrump\u201d family name illuminated near the top of the building.<\/p>\n But Eric Trump, who\u2019s leading the library\u2019s construction, revealed more details about the memorial to his father.\u00a0<\/p>\n President Trump\u2019s library will be the tallest building in Miami, his son said. Donald J. Trump\/Truth Social<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s gonna be amazing,\u201d he said, adding that no other presidential library will \u201ceven come close.\u201d<\/p>\n The library will sit in downtown Miami, on the water, on real estate gifted from Florida to the president. After years in New York, Trump now calls Palm Beach his home.<\/p>\n Miami Dade College owned the 2.6 acres of land, which it was using as a parking lot, and deeded it back to the state. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis transferred ownership to Trump\u2019s presidential library foundation for the sole purpose of building the library.<\/p>\n The president intends to have just that one library in Miami \u2014 despite serving nonconsecutive terms in the White House and having previously planned for an earlier site on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, his son said.<\/p>\n In the lobby of the massive building will be the Boeing 747 aircraft that served as Air Force One. The president\u2019s son played coy when asked how the massive plane would be brought into downtown Miami.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will do it. You have to build the tower around the plane,\u201d he said without offering more details.<\/p>\n The library will contain a replica of President Trump\u2019s ballroom \u2013 above he shows a sketch of it. REUTERS<\/p>\n The library will contain a golden statue of President Trump Donald J. Trump\/Truth Social<\/p>\n Next to the plane will be a golden escalator in a nod to how Trump announced his first presidential bid.<\/p>\n Additionally, the library will contain a replica of the Oval Office as decorated when Trump occupied it, a replica of his Presidential Walk of Fame and a golden statue of the president with a fist in the air \u2014 possibly in reference to his \u201cfight, fight, fight\u201d gesture<\/a> after a July 2024 assassination attempt in Butler, Pa.<\/p>\n The president hinted his library could also serve as a hotel. Trump built his real estate empire based on a series of luxury hotels bearing his name.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t believe in building libraries or museums,\u201d Trump told reporters recently. \u201cCould be [an] office, but it\u2019s most likely going to be a hotel with a beautiful building underneath and a 747 Air Force One in the lobby.\u201d<\/p>\n Eric Trump (right) with President Trump and first lady Melania at the White House Easter Egg Roll Getty Images<\/p>\n Eric Trump said the library will be built around a 747 that served as Air Force One Donald J. Trump\/Truth Social<\/p>\n Eric Trump said he asked to lead the project because he wants to make sure the president is properly honored.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s gonna be very special. He deserves it,\u201d he said, adding that Democrats and other critics \u201cput him through hell.\u201d<\/p>\n He said the date of the groundbreaking would be announced soon and declined to offer a building timeline. The library will be paid for by private donations.<\/p>\n But he said the Trump library will be much different from a forthcoming presidential library: Barack Obama\u2019s presidential center in downtown Chicago<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s horribly bad looking,\u201d Eric Trump said of the Obama library. \u201cI mean, it literally looks like a prison.\u201d<\/p>\n