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The same DEI contractor building Obama's Presidential Library - $1B over budget - is renovating the Fed Reserve for $2.5B & facing the same delays, ballooning budgetObama has been out of office for nearly a decade and his Presidential Center in Jackson Park is still not complete - It won't be until 2026 because of constant delays, and ballooning expenses. Trump has criticized the project saying that prioritizing DEI has led to the inefficiencies saying the center is a "disaster" driven by "woke" workers. He remarks line up with other critiques of the DEI move to award more than 50 percent of contracts to minority-owned firms—which they went way past—pointing out that Obama's ideological priorities led to multiple structural defects, including crooked walls that don't line up, steel being put up in the wrong places, having to re-pour concrete, in addition to equipment and supplies being stolen on a daily basis. Worksite safety has also been called into question after a construction worker fell a reported six stories—through a ventilation shaft (which resulted in hospitalization) and an ongoing investigation by OSHA. Critics linked the accident to contractor selections favoring identity over safety records and expertise.As for the cost of the project - it was supposed to cost about $500 to $800 million - but that has ballooned to more than $1.6 billion. For context the George W. Bush Presidential Center was completed for about $500 millionThe opening date was originally set for March 2024, was then pushed back to October 2025 and now to spring 2026. The decision to build the library in an environmentally sensitive 19-acre plot of land sparked multiple lawsuits because it displaces low-income residents, increases traffic, has parkland loss, and negatively impacts migratory birds - even so, Obama had his approvals fast tracked - ignoring the voices of the community. The Federal Reserve is also facing major delays with their budget ballooning from $1.9 billion to $2.5 billion