DeSantis unveils gilded Reagan statue in Miami
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday unveiled a gilded statue of former President Ronald Reagan at Florida International University, marking the late conservative leader’s birthday and continuing a statewide series of commemorations tied to the United States’ upcoming 250th anniversary.
The ceremony took place Friday morning outside FIU’s Ronald W. Reagan Presidential House, the on-campus residency of university President Jeanette Nuñez, who previously served as DeSantis’ lieutenant governor. Nuñez joined DeSantis for the unveiling, with the two standing on opposite sides of the covered statue before the shroud fell away.
The life-size monument depicts Reagan in a suit and tie with a composed expression and slight smile, his hands positioned near his waist as if adjusting his jacket. Finished in a bronze tone, the figure stands atop a marble pedestal in front of the president’s mansion, framed by patriotic bunting and palm trees.
As the veil was removed, red, white and blue streamers shot in the air and fell over the crowd.
“It’s an honor to be here on what would have been President Reagan’s 115th birthday,” Nuñez told reporters after the ceremony. “I think the timing was right for a statue, and it’s good to see how lovely it is.”
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