{"id":2499755,"date":"2025-10-16T16:31:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T20:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-presidential-center-becomes-target-of-online-trolling\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T16:32:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T20:32:39","slug":"obama-presidential-center-becomes-target-of-online-trolling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-presidential-center-becomes-target-of-online-trolling\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama Presidential Center becomes target of online trolling"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fobama-presidential-center-becomes-target-of-online-trolling%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2499755&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Obama Presidential Center, set to open next year on chicago&#8217;s South Side, has become a target of online ridicule, especially from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-impeachment-trial-will-be-fair-and-honest-heres-a-look-at-whos-running-it\/\" title=\"Schumer: Impeachment Trial Will Be \u2018Fair And Honest.\u2019 Here\u2019s A Look At Who\u2019s Running It.\">conservative politicians<\/a>. Unlike customary presidential libraries, the Center is a privately operated, non-federal association that will borrow some artifacts from the National Archives. the $830 million project, which includes the first fully digital <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/500m-obama-presidential-library-will-finally-break-ground-in-chicago-in-2021\/\" title=\"0M Obama Presidential ... Will Finally Break Ground In Chicago In 2021\">presidential library<\/a>, has drawn criticism for its architectural design, with figures like Senator Ted Cruz comparing it to the &#8220;Death Star&#8221; from star wars, and others commenting negatively on its appearance. Despite the controversy, the Center represents a modern approach to presidential archives, reflecting that 95% of records from Obama&#8217;s management were already digital.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Obama Presidential Center becomes target of online trolling<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2372707\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3833108\/obama-ugly-center-perfect-symbol-presidency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barack Obama&rsquo;s Presidential Center<\/a> became the butt of many jokes made online by politicians.<\/p>\n<p>This Presidential Center is separate from Obama&rsquo;s Presidential Library, but will borrow some artifacts from the National Archives to display at its location in Chicago&rsquo;s South Side. According to its website, &ldquo;the Center is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.obamalibrary.gov\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">privately operated<\/a>, non-federal organization.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3852612\/landry-order-moratorium-new-carbon-capture-project\/\">Landry orders moratorium on new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/were-off-track-heres-how-republicans-plan-to-move-the-needle-on-climate-change\/\" title=\"\u2018We\u2019re Off Track\u2019: Here\u2019s How Republicans Plan To Move The Needle On Climate Change\">carbon capture projects<\/a>, industry pushes back<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3846962\/all-presumed-dead-after-powerful-tennessee-explosion-sheriff\/\">All presumed dead after powerful Tennessee explosion: Sheriff<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3844770\/airline-pilots-shutdown-flight-delays-get-worse\/\">Airline union official: Pilots believe shutdown delays are &#8216;going to get worse&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>While the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/charlie-kirk-cautions-gop-to-watch-out-for-calculated-newsom\/\" title=\"Charlie Kirk cautions GOP to watch out for &#039;calculated&#039; Newsom\">center won&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t open until next year, 10 years after Obama left office, a post capturing the progress of the center&rsquo;s construction invited criticism of the design.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) likened it to the Death Star from the Star Wars franchise.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Locating the Death Star in Chicago was a bold move,&rdquo; Cruz wrote Tuesday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Locating the Death Star in Chicago was a bold move. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Kz2MkuRuq7\">https:\/\/t.co\/Kz2MkuRuq7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1978102476969484770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;This makes me want to cling to my religion and my guns,&rdquo; Conservative Political Action Conference Chair Matt Schlapp wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This makes me want to cling to my religion and my guns <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t0LnKiw4Ox\">https:\/\/t.co\/t0LnKiw4Ox<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Schlapp (@mschlapp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mschlapp\/status\/1978120457413861648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s kind of&hellip;ugly,&rdquo; <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>chief political correspondent Byron York wrote on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s kind of&hellip;ugly. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SGwMpbTTj6\">https:\/\/t.co\/SGwMpbTTj6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Byron York (@ByronYork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByronYork\/status\/1978041328668750159?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3833108\/obama-ugly-center-perfect-symbol-presidency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>OBAMA&rsquo;S UGLY CENTER IS A PERFECT SYMBOL FOR HIS PRESIDENCY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The center will <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >cost roughly 0 million dollars<\/a>, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/philanthropy-aaecbd43264b62e70dd634dc78470294\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Associated Press<\/em><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Obama&rsquo;s Presidential Library will be the 14th under the National Archives and Records Administration. This library will also be the first that will be fully digital. According to its website, already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.obamalibrary.gov\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">95% of the records<\/a> during Obama&rsquo;s administration were digital to begin with.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obama Center mocked online by politicians, separate from library<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2499756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25251117482223.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[65362,64702,36160,65363],"class_list":["post-2499755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-obama-presidential-center","tag-online-trolling","tag-political-controversy","tag-social-media-harassment"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25251117482223.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2499755"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2499759,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499755\/revisions\/2499759"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2499756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2499755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2499755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2499755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}