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Biden picks location for presidential library — but opts out of budget as $850M Obama center sparks controversy
NY Post ^ | 9/06/25 | Anna Young

Posted on 09/07/2025 12:27:00 AM PDT by Libloather

Former President Joe Biden has chosen his home state of Delaware to build his presidential library — but his new board has opted against setting a budget as the former prez hunts for people willing to donate to the project.

The Joe and Jill Biden Foundation tapped a 13-member board of close confidants and former officials, including former Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and longtime adviser Steve Ricchetti, to oversee the project and raise funds to preserve the 82-year-old Democrat’s four years as president.

But Biden’s decision comes as construction of former President Barack Obama’s $850 million library and museum has sparked widespread backlash, delays and legal challenges in Chicago.

“There’s certainly folks — folks who may have been not thinking about those kinds of issues who are starting to think about them,” said Democratic fundraiser Rufus Gifford, named chairman of the library board.

“That being said … we’re not going to create a budget, we’re not going to set a goal for ourselves that we don’t believe we can hit.”

The price tag for presidential libraries has soared over the years — and a source familiar with the preliminary plans said the flagship facility could cost several hundred million dollars, CNN reported.

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TOPICS: Books/Literature; Business/Economy; Conspiracy; History
KEYWORDS: brandon; budget; controversy; fjb; hussein; library
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To: Liz

So rustic!


41 posted on 09/08/2025 7:44:58 AM PDT by equaviator (Nobody's perfect. That's why they put pencils on erasers!)
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To: Libloather
They should forgo the library donations and instead ask people to donate to The Alzheimer's and Dementia Research Foundation.
42 posted on 09/08/2025 7:48:44 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Libloather

“The 46th president’s team is looking to construct an immersive museum of his first term, with the space also serving as a center for education, leadership, and policy gatherings.”

‘First’ term?


43 posted on 09/08/2025 8:13:47 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: Libloather

Maybe “Dr” Jill will have old Joe mummified, like Lenin, and put him on display at the library so she can profit by charging an extra admission to view his corpse.


44 posted on 09/08/2025 8:13:59 AM PDT by The Great RJ
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To: Libloather

It’s both fitting and hilarious that old Slow Joe Biden is never going to see his libary. In fact, it may never be built.


45 posted on 09/08/2025 8:30:00 AM PDT by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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To: quilterdebbie

Never “feel sorry” for a sociopathic criminal fraud.


46 posted on 09/08/2025 8:55:54 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Telepathic Intruder

The one with Biden putting his hand on the trooper’s knee is like a Caravaggio with every character wearing a perfect expression.


47 posted on 09/08/2025 9:09:22 AM PDT by Yardstick
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To: hal ogen

I guess I should have used the word “almost” instead of “kinda”. Thanks for the reality check.


48 posted on 09/08/2025 12:47:52 PM PDT by quilterdebbie (We will endeavor to persevere!)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

Pedo Joe certainly got away with a lot, while other Democrats stood around and pretended that everything was normal. If he behaved that way in public, just think what he must have done in private. Well, we know some of it, based on what his daughter said in her diary.


49 posted on 09/08/2025 1:04:27 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: MplsSteve

“For all of the contempt I hold for the Biden family, I will never ever step foot in that Presidential Library.”

Idolizing politicians is akin to believing that the pole dancing stripper actually likes you.


50 posted on 09/08/2025 3:17:40 PM PDT by Clutch Martin ("The dawn cracks hard like a bull whip and it ain't taking no lip from the night before" Tom Waits)
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To: Libloather

It will be in the downstairs toilet of the Wilmington Amtrak station.


51 posted on 09/08/2025 3:32:53 PM PDT by samiam5
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