Overview
- Eric Trump’s foundation released a glossy video Monday showing a glass-and-gold tower planned for downtown Miami, with President Trump also posting the clip and linking to a new donations site.
- The renderings depict a waterfront skyscraper branded “TRUMP,” interior displays of a full-scale Air Force One and other aircraft, gold escalators, a replica Oval Office, and large gold statues of Trump.
- News outlets noted telltale AI artifacts in the video, raising doubts that the images reflect a final design, even as the materials credit Miami-based Bermello Ajamil & Partners as the architect.
- Congressional Democrats are seeking details on how the project is financed after at least $63 million from media-settlement transfers flowed to a library-related fund that dissolved in 2025, with new filings showing a near–$1 billion fundraising goal.
- Florida officials set aside a 2.63-acre downtown parcel for the library next to Miami’s historic Freedom Tower after court review allowed a paused land transfer to proceed, though no construction schedule or detailed budget has been released.