Trump Says US Will Bid to Host World Expo 2035 in Miami

The United States hasn’t hosted a World Expo since the early 1960s. The president sees it as the nation’s ‘next big milestone.’

Participants hold flags from 158 countries and organizations during a parade to express gratitude to everyone involved in the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, on Oct. 13, 2025. Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images

President Donald Trump said on Jan. 22 that the United States intends to bid on hosting World Expo 2035 in Miami.

“The Great State of Florida has expressed strong interest in hosting the Expo in Miami, which I fully support. Miami Expo 2035 can be the next big milestone in our new Golden Age of America,” Trump wrote on social media Thursday afternoon.