US EditionTrump Says Obama Library 'Stuck' Due to 'Women and DEI' Builders
The Obama Presidential Center faces delays, legal disputes, and a $850 million cost surge, with diversity contract goals sparking controversy, Trump said.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump attacked former President Barack Obama's Chicago library as `stuck` and blamed `only women and DEI` for its halt.
- The project's DEI rules required at least 35% of subcontracts be minority‑owned, while earlier this year a black‑owned concrete subcontractor sued the engineering firm alleging racial discrimination and extra work.
- Construction has dragged since its groundbreaking, uprooting 19 acres on Chicago's South Side and pushing the Obama Presidential Center's cost from about $300 million to more than $850 million.
- The project faces legal trouble and a court injunction, while years of lawsuits and local opposition pushed out many low‑income families on Chicago's South Side.
- Trump is moving ahead with plans for a presidential library in Miami that he says will open after his second term, while social media critics and viral threads likened Obama's design to the `Death Star`, with Sen. Ted Cruz among the vocal detractors.
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The Obamalisk Rises — and Falters: Trump Torches Obama's Presidential Library
President Donald Trump didn’t mince words Tuesday, taking aim at the design of former President Barack Obama’s presidential library. When asked about it in the Oval Office, Trump said simply, “It’s not too pretty. He wanted only women and DEI to build it. Well? That’s what they got.” Obama’s $850 million library, rising on Chicago’s South Side, has faced criticism for its towering, obelisk-like design. Trump drew a sharp contrast with his own re…
‘He Needs Help’: Trump Mocks Obama Presidential Library In Wake Of Online Ridicule
This article, authored by Mariane Angela is republished under the Creative Commons “CC BY-NC-ND” license with permission from The Daily Caller News Foundation. President Donald Trump took a jab at former President Barack Obama’s stalled presidential library project on Tuesday. Social media users mocked Obama’s presidential library, comparing its architectural style to garbage bins, the Death Star, and other imposing monoliths in a viral thread. …
President Trump Hilariously Responds to "Not too Pretty" Obama Presidential Library
President Trump just directly addressed the monstrosity that is the Obama Presidential Library currently being built in Chicago. In the Oval Office today, Daily Caller White House correspondent Reagan Reese asked President Trump a question about the library. As soon as she mentioned it, President Trump hilariously exclaimed, “He needs HELP!” He then went on to absolutely blast the “not too pretty” construction project as a result of DEI. Watch P…
Trump says Obama library 'stuck' due to 'women and DEI' builders
President Donald Trump on Tuesday took a shot at former President Barack Obama’s presidential library in Chicago, saying the construction project is “stuck” because “only women and DEI” are building it. Construction for the Obama Presidential Center has been ongoing since its groundbreaking ceremony in September 2021. Finally nearing completion, the project is expected to open in spring 2026. However, Trump knocked at his first predecessor’s com…
Trump Ridicules Obama's Strange Presidential Library: 'Not Too Pretty'
While taking questions in the Oval Office Tuesday, President Donald Trump had a hilarious response to a question about former President Barack Obama’s strange choice of building for his presidential library in Chicago. The Barack Obama Presidential Center is a planned museum, library, and community hub in Chicago’s Jackson Park on the South Side, designed to commemorate Barack Obama’s presidency and legacy. Unlike traditional presidential librar…
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