Top Trump advisers get involved as the fight to win his presidential library site heats up
The search for President Donald Trump’s post-administration presidential library site is intensifying in South Florida, with Trump's son Eric and a top Trump administration adviser, Steve Witkoff, getting involved in recent weeks.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The search for President Donald Trump’s post-administration presidential library site is intensifying in South Florida, with Trump’s son Eric and a top Trump administration adviser, Steve Witkoff, getting involved in recent weeks.
Trump’s team has had site selectors scoping out potential South Florida locations for months, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is meeting with Trump in Palm Beach County this weekend to discuss places to build a potential Trump library, five sources tell NBC News.
Though no final decision has been made, the current top targets are Florida Atlantic University, located in Palm Beach County, and Florida International University, located in Miami-Dade County. Palm Beach County is Trump’s official residence, and the location there is in close proximity to Mar-a-Lago. Miami-Dade County is home to Trump’s Doral golf resort, another one of his major properties.
There are also sites not connected to a university under consideration, sources tell NBC News. But FAU and FIU are lobbying heavily to win the site, and they have started to offer enticements, including potentially donating land to build the presidential library.
Trump’s team has said it would like a new hotel associated with the presidential library, two sources tell NBC News, which is a part of the active negotiations.
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