Key facts
- Donald Trump criticized the Obama Center as a 'total disaster'.
- Trump shared an AI-generated image of the center with trash and homeless encampments.
- The Obama Center is scheduled to open on Juneteenth in Chicago.
- Trump previously called the building 'unattractive', 'late', and 'over budget'.
President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on February 22 to criticize the Obama Center, calling it a 'total disaster' and claiming the surrounding neighborhood was 'ANGRY AS HELL.' This statement followed an invitation for Trump to tour the facility. Trump also shared an AI-generated image depicting the $850 million library and museum, set to open on Juneteenth in Chicago, overrun with trash and homeless encampments. He had previously described the building as 'very unattractive,' 'seriously late,' and 'seriously over budget.'