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Posted on 06/18/2026 2:47:25 PM PDT by DFG
The long-delayed and over-budget Obama Presidential Center opened Thursday in Chicago with a stolen land acknowledgment.
“We’d also like to take a moment to recognize the original inhabitants of the land upon which we are gathered today,” Valerie Jarrett, chief executive officer of the Obama Foundation, said. “We honor the Anishinaabe, the Council of Three Fires, the Ojibwe, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi nations.”
A who’s who of liberal donors and political elites attended the opening ceremony, including former Presidents Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush; their First Ladies; and former Vice President Kamala Harris. Video circulating on social media showed some of the attendees dancing to music, while former First Lady Laura Bush remained seated.
At the opening ceremony, Michelle Obama described illegal immigrants as “the beating heart of this country.”
“They are us, and we are them, and to ignore the simple truth, to refuse to respect the contributions and experiences of people who aren’t exactly like us. It puts us all at risk,” she said.
The former president also used the opportunity to push a political message.
“I am not immune to anger or doubt. But I do know this when we lose faith in each other, when we stop believing that voting matters … we open the door to the most ruthless or the most careless, or the most fearful among us who see some groups and some people as more equal than others and see government as nothing more than a way to divvy up the spoils and punish enemies, and keep those who are different in their place,” Obama said.
“I do not believe that is the story of America that prevails in the end,” he added.
The Obama Presidential Center, which opens to the general public on Juneteenth, is coming in millions of dollars over budget and several years late. The center, funded by private donors, reportedly racked up an $830 million price tag, according to the Associated Press.
“This is not a monument to the Obamas,” said Valerie Jarrett. “This is a tribute to all those who made their journey possible.”
Visitors can expect to pay more for admission than at any other presidential library, The Daily Wire previously reported.
A recent report from the Wall Street Journal found that the $30 adult ticket price for entry into the Obama museum is more than at any other presidential museum and 59% higher than the average price for all presidents since John F. Kennedy.
Illinois residents will also be required to “show proof of residency at the Museum with a valid photo ID, Illinois driver’s license, state ID, or city-issued ID.” That requirement has been mocked by critics who noted that the Democratic Party has aggressively opposed ID requirements for voting.
President Trump, the only living president not in attendance, has previously mocked Obama’s museum from afar.
“It’s not too pretty,” said Trump. “He wanted only women and DEI to build it. Well? That’s what they got.”
“But they’re hundreds of millions of dollars over budget, and I think it stopped. I’m reading these terrible stories, but that’s the way our country was run under President Obama, too,” the president added.
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But what about the people the Anishinaabe and the rest stole the land from? And the inhabitants before that bunch, and so on back forever?
Any statement on the stolen labor of the workers that Obama decided not to pay?
So Democrat Presidents and W showed up. Why am I not surprised.
Yet no mention of the shameless fake Indians who have contributed so much to our great nation. I heard that Liz is thinking about going on the warpath over this.
Has Obama had an American Flag put up yet?????
We stole this land from native peoples and we don’t intend to give it back, mainly because we don’t know who to give it back to. But if anyone tries to come in without paying we will arrest them. We stole it from the people who stole it from the native people and now we own it and we are only mentioning that it was stolen because we hate this country.
Obama has a lot to apologize for when it comes to taking land, his mother was white in America and his father was Bantu in Kenya.
> So Democrat Presidents and W showed up. Why am I not surprised. <
If Michelle Obama asked W to clean the place up after the ceremony, W would happily grab a mop and bucket.
And I thought Jeb was bad.
0 and all the living former Presidents were at the opening of W’s library in 2013 so he was returning the courtesy I suppose.
FR THREAD
Taxpayers May Be Stuck for Millions in Obama Center Contractor Construction Fees
The billion dollar donations were raised to “finance the construction” of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.
If the Obama Foundation used funds raised for construction for another purpose, that should be reported to law enforcement.
How The Obama foundation raised billions for construction:
Billionaire and Corporate Megadonors:
<><>The largest portion of the funding came from high-profile technology and corporate figures.
<><>Airbnb co-founder Brian Chesky donated $125 million,
<><>Amazon founder Jeff Bezos contributed $100 million.
Other major founding donors included
<><>the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,
<><>Jeff Bezos, and Marc and Lynne Benioff.
Entertainment and Sports Figures: Celebrities and high-net-worth individuals also gave massive contributions to support the foundation’s construction and its broad goals. George Lucas, Michael Jordan, and Brian Chesky donated.
While backed by billionaires, the foundation also generated widespread, smaller-scale contributions for construction. In peak fundraising years (like 2022 and late 2024), the foundation pulled in contributions from tens of thousands of individual donors
The Obama Foundation ran a highly targeted effort—including the “Chicago Campaign”—to secure private donations for the construction of his $850M “Obama Presidential Center” in Jackson Park.
For a complete breakdown of their financial goals and to see where the construction money was directed, you can review the foundation’s Obama Foundation Fundraising Overview. To contribute or learn more about their ongoing programs, visit the Obama Foundation Donate Page.
The whole thing was a Degenerate Circle Jerk.
Looks like the bunker of Nicolae Carpathia...🤔🤔🤔
Yuck. Get a room, wontya?
Somebody on Breitbart said it looks like the incinerator he takes his trash to.
Who had the honor of lighting The Eternal Peace Pipe? Elizabeth “Two Dogs Humping” Warren?
Don’t forget the Wholaid Thechunk
What does the writing say that’s shown in post #13? It’s on the upper left in the picture way up on top. I tried and tried to read it - even enlarged it, didn’t help. I thought the writing was tiles; but when I enlarged it, I could see it was printed words.
[So Democrat Presidents and W showed up.]
It was sufficient to say:
“So Democrat Presidents showed up.”
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