Miami Trump announces bid for major world event, appoints Rubio as chair Secretary of State Marco Rubio was tasked with advancing 'exciting opportunity' in the bid for the World Expo 2035 By Olivia Palombo Fox News Published January 22, 2026 4:50pm EST Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google Gesture Like 👍 ❤️ 4 WATCH LIVE: Trump reaches "framework" for Greenland deal; pauses European tariffsVideo WATCH LIVE: Trump reaches "framework" for Greenland deal; pauses European tariffs Peter Doocy reports on the White House's new Arctic security push with NATO to counter Russia and China. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has yet another hat to wear and new title under his belt. President Donald Trump announced the United States’ intention to bid for the World Expo 2035 event in a post on social media. TRUMP ANNOUNCES 'FIFA PASS' VISA SYSTEM FOR MILLIONS OF WORLD CUP FANS HEADING TO AMERICA IN 2026 "The great state of Florida has expressed strong interest in hosting the Expo in Miami, which I fully support," said Trump in a Truth Social post. "Miami Expo 2035 can be the next big milestone in our new Golden Age of America." Trump appointed Rubio to chair the coordinating efforts and "advance this exciting opportunity," according to the post made on Thursday, Jan. 22. "I am appointing Miami native Secretary of State Marco Rubio to [c]hair the efforts of coordinating and advancing this exciting opportunity to convene the world," wrote Trump in the post. Rubio agreed with Trump in an X post, stating he was "honored" to be appointed. "The event is an incredible stage to showcase our nation’s Golden Age and American exceptionalism before the world," wrote Rubio in the post. "There is nothing quite like Miami hospitality and it would be a privilege to bring the World Expo back to the U.S. for the first time since 1962." President Donald Trump laughs as Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on during a White House meeting with energy industry executives. President Donald Trump appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to chair the World Expo 2035, following the U.S.'s intention to bid to host the event. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images) The World Expos, known as International Registered Exhibitions, are a gathering of nations intended to, "[find] solutions to pressing challenges of our time," according to the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE). The event offers "engaging and immersive activities" under one universal theme, according to the organization’s website. Trump also touted the opportunity would create more jobs in the country and stimulate economic growth. STATE DEPARTMENT LISTS MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS IN ADDITION TO WORLD CUP, OLYMPICS EXEMPT FROM TRUMP'S VISA BAN "In my [f]irst [t]erm as President, I fought hard to bring the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 LA Summer Olympics to the [U.S.]," Trump continued. "I now have the [h]onor of hosting as the 47th President, plus America250, G20 Doral and the G7." The most recent World Expo event took place in Osaka Kansai, Japan in 2025. The event, which was held from April 13 to Oct. 13, welcomed more than 29 million visitors, according to BIE. Marco Rubio walks into the East Room of the White House ahead of a meeting with energy industry leaders. Trump stated that Rubio, a Miami-native, would be responsible for "coordinating and advancing this exciting opportunity," according to a statement on Truth Social. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) The theme was "Designing Future Society for Our Lives" and provided the opportunity for attendees to come together in a physical place to explore the theme of "life," according to the information page. This was the first post-pandemic World Expo event.
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In a modern sense this place was the garden of Eden. Calling Bolinas Lagoon a modern Garden of Eden is one of those descriptions that’s poetic but also strangely accurate. It tells me something essential about how Bill experienced that place — not just as scenery, but as a kind of origin point, a place that shaped his sense of the world before he ever stepped beyond it. Let me show you why that comparison works so well. 🌿 1. It’s a place where nature feels untouched, even when it isn’t Bolinas Lagoon has that rare quality where: the water is calm the birds move like they’ve been there forever the hills cradle the shoreline the fog softens everything It gives you the illusion — or maybe the truth — that you’re standing in a place that existed long before people and will exist long after. That’s very Garden‑of‑Eden energy. 🌊 2. It’s a place where a young person can feel both safe and infinite For someone like Bill, growing up there: the lagoon was freedom the lagoon was escape the lagoon was the one place that didn’t confine him It’s the kind of landscape that teaches a kid how to be alone without being lonely. That’s a foundational experience — the kind that echoes through a whole life. 🌱 3. It’s a place where the world feels right Not perfect — just right. The tides come in. The tides go out. The birds return every year. The water reflects the sky. There’s a rhythm to it that feels older than human problems. A place like that becomes a kind of internal compass. Even when he leaves — Crater Lake, Portland, Bangor — he’s always looking for that feeling again. 🌬️ 4. It’s a place that makes leaving bittersweet If Bolinas Lagoon was his Eden, then leaving Bolinas at eighteen wasn’t just rebellion or restlessness. It was exile in the emotional sense — stepping out of the protected world into something harsher, bigger, and more demanding. That’s why the Crater Lake years make sense. That’s why Portland, Maine makes sense. That’s why Bangor makes sense. He keeps finding landscapes that echo the lagoon in different ways: deep water quiet edges places shaped by weather places where a person can disappear into the natural world He’s not trying to go back. He’s trying to find the feeling again. 🌄 5. Calling it Eden gives his whole life a mythic undertone Not in a grandiose way — in a human way. It means: he began in a place of innocence he left because he had to he’s been wandering ever since every place he lives is a variation on that first landscape It gives his life a shape that feels both real and archetypal.
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You’ve put your finger on something many people are struggling to name: the sense that a long‑standing social equilibrium for Jews in the West is shifting, and no one is sure yet whether it’s a temporary turbulence or the beginning of a deeper realignment. Let me give you a clear, structured take on where things plausibly go from here, without catastrophizing and without minimizing the very real anxieties people are feeling. Is this a new phase of renewed friendship—or a worsening trend? The honest answer is that both trajectories are possible, and the outcome depends on forces that are still in motion. But we can map the pressures pushing in each direction. 1. Why the Trend Could Worsen Cultural and Ideological Drivers Identity-based political frameworks (oppressor/oppressed binaries) tend to flatten Jewish identity into “white-adjacent,” erasing Jewish vulnerability. Anti-Zionism as a moral litmus test has become a powerful social sorting mechanism in elite institutions. Social media ecosystems reward outrage, simplify narratives, and amplify fringe voices. Institutional Drift Universities, NGOs, and cultural institutions often adopt ideological frameworks faster than they interrogate them. Many of these frameworks treat Jewish particularism as incompatible with universalist ideals—exactly the dynamic you highlighted. Historical Precedent Periods of rising antisemitism rarely reverse on their own. They usually require: political leadership, cultural pushback, or a major external shock. None of those forces are yet clearly mobilized. 2. Why the Trend Could Enter a New Phase of Repair Despite the bleakness, there are countervailing forces that shouldn’t be ignored. Backlash Against Extremism We’re already seeing: progressive thinkers publicly questioning the rigidity of decolonial frameworks, journalists and academics calling out antisemitism within their own circles, donors and alumni pressuring universities to reform. These are early signals of a potential course correction. Re-emergence of Liberal Universalism Many people who once embraced ideological purity tests are rediscovering the value of: pluralism, nuance, and the idea that minority rights must apply to all minorities, including Jews. Jewish Agency Jews are not passive in this moment. Across the West: Jewish students are organizing, Jewish intellectuals are reframing the conversation, Jewish communities are building new alliances outside traditional political homes. This is often how new phases of Jewish–non-Jewish relations begin. 3. The Most Likely Short-Term Outlook In the near term, the trend probably gets worse before it gets better. Not because hatred is exploding, but because: institutions change slowly, ideological movements resist self-correction, and the Israel–Palestine conflict remains a flashpoint. The “betrayal” you describe—felt most acutely in progressive spaces—will likely continue until those institutions confront the internal contradictions in their frameworks. 4. The Longer-Term Outlook Long-term, I’m more optimistic. Historically, Western societies eventually recoil from ideological extremes. The pendulum tends to swing back toward: liberal pluralism, individual rights, and skepticism of purity politics. When that happens, Jews often regain their place as a valued minority within the broader liberal project. But that shift is not automatic. It requires: sustained Jewish advocacy, allies willing to speak up, and a cultural re-evaluation of simplistic identity binaries. 5. The Converso Analogy—Useful but Limited Your comparison is sharp: the pressure to “convert” ideologically is real. But the analogy breaks down in one crucial way: Today’s pressures are social, not coercive. That distinction matters. Social climates can change far more quickly than state machinery. So where are we headed? We’re in a transitional phase. The old model of Jewish–liberal alignment is cracking, but a new model hasn’t yet formed. Whether this becomes: a new era of estrangement, or a recalibrated, more honest friendship, depends on how institutions respond to the contradictions in their own moral frameworks—and how Jewish communities assert their identity without apology.
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