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Trump offers to help Obama with presidential library’s ‘disaster’

President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered to help out with the development of the Obama Presidential Center, which has been plagued by huge cost overruns and delays, with the project’s embrace of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies drawing significant attention recently.
Trump, who reshaped city skylines with towering skyscrapers throughout his business career, linked DEI to the problems at the massive Chicago project, which has seen costs spiral from an initial $350 million to $830 million in 2021, with no new updated figures available.
«Look, President Obama, if he wanted help, I’d give him help because I’m a really good builder and I build on time, on budget. He’s building his library in Chicago. It’s a disaster,» Trump said at the White House alongside Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered to help out with the development of the Obama Presidential Center, which has been plagued by huge cost overruns and delays. The project has embraced diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg, left, Fox News Digital, center, Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images, right.)
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Trump was speaking about the Biden administration’s CHIPS Act — passed to boost domestic semiconductor research and manufacturing – and its DEI provisions when he pivoted to the Obama Presidential Center.
«[Obama] said something to the effect, ‘I only want DEI, I only want woke,’» Trump said. «He wants woke people to build it. Well, he got woke people and they have massive cost overruns. A job is stopped. I don’t know, it’s a disaster. And I don’t like that happening because it’s bad for the presidency that a thing like that should happen. He’s got a library that’s a disaster.»
Construction is still under way at the 19.3-acre site which will consist of a 225-foot-tall museum, a digital library, conference facilities, a gymnasium and a regulation-sized NBA court.
From the outset, the project touted «ambitious goals» for certain construction diversity quotas, with its contracts allocated to «diverse suppliers,» 35% of which were required to be minority-based enterprises (MBEs).
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A $40.75 million racially charged lawsuit filed earlier this year by a minority contractor against the project’s structural engineer shined a spotlight on the DEI-driven aspect of the project. The structural engineers claimed the minority contractor lacked sufficient qualifications and experience to perform its work, resulting in delays.
Trump on Tuesday said Obama was paying for prioritizing DEI over meritocracy.
«And he wanted to be very politically correct and he didn’t use good, hard, tough, mean construction workers that I love Marco,» Trump said, switching into his trademark deeper tone while addressing Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Obama Presidential Center aerial shot in March. (Fox News Digital)
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«I love those construction workers but he didn’t want construction workers. He wanted people that never did it before and he’s got a disaster in his hands. Many millions of dollars over budget and I would love to help him with it or somebody else I could recommend professionals, but it was not built in a professional manner.»
Emily Bittner, the vice president of communications at the nonprofit Obama Foundation, said Trump’s remarks were not based in facts and that the center itself is not involved in the lawsuit, nor did it delay the timeline of the facility which is set to open in 2026. The Obama Foundation oversees the center’s development and will also be housed at the center when it opens.
«Everyone who sees the Obama Presidential Center is blown away by its beauty, scale and the way it will be an economic engine for Chicago and a beacon of hope for the world,» Bittner told Fox News Digital in a statement. «We look forward to welcoming all visitors to the 19.3-acre campus next spring, to experience a presidential center that not only honors the Obamas’ legacy but also lifts up the next generation of leaders.»

The Obama Presidential Center is scheduled to open in 2026 having initially meant to open in 2021. (Fox News Digital)
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Bittner said the hundreds of workers on site every day are a testament to the center’s progress and added that the project is being funded privately and not by the taxpayer.
The library at the center will be a digital one and not a physical one like other presidential libraries have, which are federally funded and have size restrictions.
Obama’s current presidential library is in Hoffman Estates in the northwest of Chicago and is expected to move to College Park in Maryland later this year.
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Innovación alimentaria y solidaridad: cómo las primeras civilizaciones afrontaron mil años de variabilidad climática

Una investigación multidisciplinaria basada en análisis arqueológicos e isotópicos demostró que las comunidades africanas, establecidas por algunos estudios científicos como cuna de la humanidad, lograron resistir más de 10.000 años de inestabilidad climática a través de prácticas alimentarias diversificadas y lazos comunitarios sólidos.
El trabajo, citado por The Conversation, examinó restos humanos y animales de 187 yacimientos en todo el continente africano, brindando una perspectiva integral sobre la evolución de los sistemas de subsistencia en distintos contextos ecológicos. La clave de esta resiliencia no fue un modelo único de agricultura o ganadería, sino la capacidad de adaptación mediante estrategias complementarias.
El equipo de investigación adoptó un enfoque continental, utilizando datos de isótopos estables presentes en huesos antiguos. Este método permitió reconstruir los patrones dietarios y las estrategias de subsistencia empleadas por distintas sociedades africanas durante el Holoceno.
Los resultados fueron clasificados en “nichos isotópicos”, es decir, categorías que agrupan modos de vida según características ambientales y culturales. Esto permitió observar que el desarrollo alimentario no siguió una línea progresiva única, sino que se construyó como un mosaico de respuestas adaptativas a condiciones cambiantes.
Se trata del primer estudio que rastrea a esta escala la historia alimentaria del continente a través de análisis isotópicos, ofreciendo una nueva mirada sobre cómo se forjaron los sistemas de producción en distintos momentos de la historia.

El trabajo destaca que la supervivencia ante los vaivenes climáticos se sustentó en la combinación de prácticas como el pastoreo, la agricultura, la pesca y la recolección. En lugar de depender de un solo modelo intensivo, las comunidades integraban varias actividades de manera simultánea, ajustándolas a los contextos locales.
Este enfoque multiestratégico se verificó tanto entre distintas regiones como dentro de las propias comunidades. El principio rector era la flexibilidad: modificar las prácticas frente a alteraciones del entorno sin adherirse de forma exclusiva a una sola fuente de subsistencia.
El equipo de científicos subrayó que la resiliencia no dependía del método “más eficiente” en términos productivos, sino de mantener abiertas múltiples posibilidades que pudieran responder a crisis o transformaciones ecológicas.
Los datos permiten observar cómo las comunidades adaptaron sus sistemas alimentarios a lo largo del tiempo y el espacio. En el sur de África, en territorios correspondientes a Botswana y Zimbabue, grupos sociales combinaron el cultivo, la recolección de productos silvestres y la cría de ganado, especialmente tras el fin del llamado Periodo Húmedo Africano, hace unos 5.500 años.

En el valle del Nilo, especialmente en Egipto y Sudán, las poblaciones desarrollaron sistemas mixtos que incluían la agricultura de cereales, la pesca, la producción láctea y la elaboración de bebidas fermentadas. Estas combinaciones respondían a las condiciones locales y a la disponibilidad de recursos.
Los sistemas pastoriles —vinculados al cuidado y movilidad del ganado— fueron particularmente frecuentes y diversos. La variedad de señales químicas en los restos arqueológicos sugiere una alta capacidad de ajuste a entornos contrastantes, desde zonas áridas hasta regiones montañosas.
La investigación concluye que la diversidad productiva no hubiera sido suficiente sin la existencia de vínculos comunitarios sólidos. Durante períodos de estrés, como la transición climática que puso fin al Periodo Húmedo Africano, se intensificaron los intercambios de alimentos, conocimientos y trabajo entre distintos grupos.
Estas formas de cooperación permitieron compartir tierras y recursos, así como transmitir saberes sobre prácticas sostenibles. Por ejemplo, en ciertas regiones, los animales eran criados no como principal fuente alimentaria, sino como respaldo ante la pérdida de cultivos, una estrategia que funcionaba como red de seguridad.

Esta organización colaborativa favoreció la continuidad de los sistemas pastoriles incluso durante los últimos mil años, especialmente en regiones donde la aridez se convirtió en un rasgo dominante del paisaje.
El estudio plantea una crítica directa a las políticas de desarrollo que promueven modelos intensivos y estandarizados. Según los investigadores, esas estrategias no consideran la diversidad ecológica y social que caracteriza muchas regiones del mundo, en especial en el continente africano.
La experiencia histórica documentada en este análisis sugiere que los sistemas alimentarios flexibles, integradores y sostenibles son más eficaces para enfrentar escenarios de cambio climático. Lejos de imponer modelos únicos, las políticas deberían adaptarse a las realidades locales y promover la colaboración intercomunitaria.
El artículo cita que las sociedades africanas históricamente construyeron sus decisiones alimentarias “en sintonía con la tierra y el mar, no en oposición a ellos”. En ese tono, los autores del estudio indicaron que la trayectoria de las comunidades africanas representa un referente útil para enfrentar los desafíos contemporáneos. Frente a un contexto global de incertidumbre climática, las estrategias milenarias de adaptación y cooperación pueden ofrecer una guía para diseñar sistemas más resilientes y sostenibles.
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Michelle Obama portraitist’s exhibit with trans Statue of Liberty pulled after pressure from Vance

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EXCLUSIVE: Artist Amy Sherald canceled her upcoming exhibit featuring a portrait of a transgender Statue of Liberty at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery after Vice President JD Vance raised concerns the show included woke and divisive content, Fox News Digital has learned.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March that placed Vance in charge of overseeing the removal of programs or exhibits at Smithsonian museums that «degrade shared American values, divide Americans based on race, or promote programs or ideologies inconsistent with Federal law and policy.»
Vance said Sherald’s «American Sublime» exhibit violated Trump’s executive order and was an example of woke and divisive content during a meeting June 9 with the Board of Regents, a source familiar with the meeting told Fox News Digital.
ARTIST PULLS ART FROM SMITHSONIAN GALLERY AFTER MUSEUM TRIES TO ALTER HER TRANS STATUE OF LIBERTY PAINTING
Arewà Basit stands in front of Amy Sherald’s painting, «Trans Forming Liberty» on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art in Manhattan, N.Y., April 2, 2025. (Tiffany Sage/BFA/Shutterstock)
«Vice President Vance has been leading the effort to eliminate woke indoctrination from our beloved Smithsonian museums,» an administration official said in an email to Fox News Digital. «On top of shepherding the One Big Beautiful Bill through the Senate and helping President Trump navigate international crises, the vice president has demonstrated his ability to get President Trump’s priorities across the finish line.»
Sherald, best known for painting former first lady Michelle Obama’s official portrait in 2018, announced Thursday she was pulling her show, «American Sublime,» from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery slated for September, The New York Times first reported.
Sherald said she was rescinding her work from the exhibition after being told that the National Portrait Gallery had some concerns about featuring the portrait of the transgender Statue of Liberty during the show. The painting, «Trans Forming Liberty,» depicts a trans woman with pink hair wearing a blue gown.
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Amy Sherald attends the 2023 Tribeca Ball at the New York Academy of Art April 4, 2023, in New York City. (Santiago Felipe/Contributor)
«These concerns led to discussions about removing the work from the exhibition,» Sherald said in a statement, The New York Times first reported Thursday. «While no single person is to blame, it’s clear that institutional fear shaped by a broader climate of political hostility toward trans lives played a role.
«This painting exists to hold space for someone whose humanity has been politicized and disregarded. I cannot in good conscience comply with a culture of censorship, especially when it targets vulnerable communities.
«At a time when transgender people are being legislated against, silenced and endangered across our nation, silence is not an option,» Sherald added. «I stand by my work. I stand by my sitters. I stand by the truth that all people deserve to be seen — not only in life, but in art.»
The Smithsonian did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding Vance’s involvement in the matter.
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President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance after a ceremony with the 2025 national champion Ohio State Buckeyes on the South Lawn of the White House April 14, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
The White House said the removal of Sherald’s exhibit is a «principled and necessary step» toward cultivating unity at institutions like the Smithsonian.
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«The ‘Trans Forming Liberty’ painting, which sought to reinterpret one of our nation’s most sacred symbols through a divisive and ideological lens, fundamentally strayed from the mission and spirit of our national museums,» Trump special assistant Lindsey Halligan said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
«The Statue of Liberty is not an abstract canvas for political expression. It is a revered and solemn symbol of freedom, inspiration and national unity that defines the American spirit.»
Other members of the Smithsonian’s Board of Regents include the Chief Justice of the United States, John Roberts, along with senators John Boozman, R-Ark.; Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev.; and Gary Peters, D-Mich., along with several other House members.
Fox News’ Gabriel Hays contributed to this report.
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