{"id":1887,"date":"2025-10-23T00:34:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T00:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/negatiuspro.com\/?p=1887"},"modified":"2025-10-23T00:34:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T00:34:08","slug":"trump-slams-obamas-presidential-library-hiring-women-and-dei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/negatiuspro.com\/?p=1887","title":{"rendered":"Trump Slams Obama\u2019s Presidential Library: \u2018Hiring Women And DEI\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"165\"><strong data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"165\">Trump Criticizes Obama Presidential Center Amid Delays and Cost Overruns<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"1023\">Former President Donald Trump used typically blunt language this week to describe former President Barack Obama\u2019s long-delayed presidential library and museum, now under construction in Chicago\u2019s Jackson Park. When asked about the project during an Oval Office interview on Monday, Trump remarked, \u201cHe needs help\u2014it\u2019s not too pretty,\u201d drawing laughter from those present. He went on to suggest that the project\u2019s troubles stemmed from Obama\u2019s emphasis on \u201chiring women and DEI\u201d\u2014referring to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives\u2014claiming that these priorities had led to construction problems and rising costs. Trump contrasted the Obama Presidential Center with his own Trump International Hotel &amp; Tower in Chicago, boasting that it was built \u201cahead of schedule and on budget\u201d and praising local construction workers as \u201cthe best in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1573\">The former president has criticized the Obama project before, previously calling it \u201ca disaster\u201d and blaming \u201cwoke construction workers\u201d for its issues. The Obama Foundation, however, has dismissed such claims, attributing cost increases to inflation, pandemic-related delays, and legal challenges. Initially budgeted at around $300 million, the Obama Presidential Center\u2019s estimated cost has now exceeded $830 million. Chicago taxpayers are expected to cover roughly $200 million in infrastructure and utility improvements connected to the site.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"2162\">The project has also faced legal troubles. Robert McGee, owner of II in One, a subcontractor providing concrete and rebar services, filed a federal lawsuit in January against engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti. McGee alleges that the firm\u2019s overly strict design and inspection requirements caused costly delays and unfairly targeted minority-owned contractors. Thornton Tomasetti has denied the allegations, saying delays stemmed from subcontractor performance issues. The Obama Center, years behind schedule, is now expected to open next year\u2014nearly a decade after Obama left office.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1980744524327436563&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativebrief.com%2Ftrump-obama-2-96109%2F&amp;sessionId=ce5a0103a0ec11342bfca0ca0640b090d79e3af0&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1980744524327436563\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump Criticizes Obama Presidential Center Amid Delays and Cost Overruns Former President Donald Trump used typically blunt language this week to describe former President Barack Obama\u2019s long-delayed&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - 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