President Donald Trump took time out from talks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday to deride the Obama Center in Chicago over its problems.
The project was first proposed in 2017 after former President Barack Obama left the White House. From the outset, the project was stalled by resident opposition and other concerns. Once scheduled to open in 2021, the project now has an opening date of 2026.
“I mean look, President Obama — and if he wanted help, I’d give him help … because I build on time and on budget — he’s building his presidential library in Chicago. It’s a disaster,” Trump said, according to a video posted to X.

Trump then summarized Obama’s effort to ensure diversity in the contracts for …