Obama's $850m library faces fresh fury as black contractors say they STILL haven't been paid and critics slam building as 'anti-Christian'

Daily Mail ^ | June 16, 2026 | Lauren Acton-Taylor

[libstripper]

Former President Barack Obama's $850 million presidential library in Chicago has been plunged into a fresh controversy as contractors say they still haven't been paid just days before its grand opening.

African American Contractors Association president Omar Shareef said seven workers contacted him to complaint about missed payments, Front Page Mag reports.

'It's to the point that they wished they had never done [the project],' Shareef told the outlet.

Some subcontractors are missing as much as seven figures in payment, and many are feeling the pressure of keeping their businesses afloat.

The 225-foot tall library dubbed the 'Obamalisk' is also facing backlash from critics who have branded its design 'anti-Christian.'

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: contractors; lawsuittime; library; nonpayment; obama; ogrifter

[libstripper]

Hilarious. Most of the worst injured contractors were black. They were far worse off than a black owned moving company I hired to do a move for me in Detroit long ago. They did a good job and got paid in full and on time.

Not only the contractors but also Christianity got screwed since Obola created a giant pagan obelisk to himself.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Typical commie, refuses to pay for work done, I guess he expected the “brothers” to do it for free

[FlingWingFlyer]

Barry likes things done “pro bono”. Do it free for a “brother”.

[high info voter]

Well DUH!..... he’s a follower os\f Satan as a muslim!

[Red Badger]

Freud might have said something were he still alive.................

[Rumplemeyer]

Stevie Wonder could have seen this comming

[unixfox]

What did they expect from the grifter in chief. Play with fire, get burned.

[PGR88]

just like black-on-black violence, liberals and democrats will never talk about

Take one for the team, bro!

[Texas Eagle]

African American Contractors Association president Omar Shareef

I always wondered what he did after he quit acting. 🤣

[Salman]

There's nothing particularly "anti-Christian" about it being an obelisk.

So is the Washington Monument.

That said, the the Washington Monument is pleasing to the eye,
and the Obama thingy is a brutalist nightmare (and not really an obelisk).

What it really resembles is a WWII German flak tower.
If "The Big One" is ever drops on Chicago it will remain standing (if not habitable).

[Vermont Lt]

The people associating religion with politics in this country need to chill out a bit.

A person can be a Zealot in their private life. No one cares. But being worried about the government being Christian enough is not a good plan.

It’s obama’s library. If you dont like it, dont go.

Trumps will likely be all gold. Not my cup of tea either.

[PeterPrinciple]

‘The fact that they have created this probably unsustainable edifice to an ego and then, eventually, if it goes under, who’s going to be caught with the bill time and time again? It’s the taxpayers of the city, citizens of Chicago and the state of Illinois.’

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if it goes under, who’s going to be caught with the bill time and time again?

good question. who is responsible?

[CivilWarBrewing]

[caver]

The first reports of Obama not paying the contractors left out the part about them being black contractors. This must have gotten byy the censors.

[Jeff Vader]

shareef, he don’t like it

[eyeamok]

A bunch of black contractors thought they could trust one of the most dishonest and double talking black guys in the country. Not a very smart business decision.

[PeterPrinciple]

A $40 million federal lawsuit emerged between Thornton Tomasetti and one of the subcontractors involved in the project, as Tomasetti was accused of making false claims and racial discrimination, the Real Deal reported.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornton_Tomasetti

Thornton Tomasetti is an American science and engineering consulting firm headquartered in New York City, United States. It operates globally and employs over 1,500 people. It was formerly known as the Thornton-Tomasetti Group, Thornton Tomasetti Engineers, Lev Zetlin & Associates, LZA Technology and Weidlinger Associates.

[Mouton]

The world owes us his to Barky and if you thought he was not a muzzy, a fool and his money are soon parted.

[Leaning Right]

The Obama Center is a private entity. It’s supposed to stand on its own.

Not if, but when the Obama Center goes under Congress will appropriate the money to keep it going. Just add it to an appropriations bill. A few Republicans might grumble. But it will pass.

That’s my fearless prediction.