{"id":2616457,"date":"2026-06-19T19:48:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T23:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-snubs-trump-from-presidential-center-opening-then-subtly-attacks-him\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T19:49:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T23:49:40","slug":"obama-snubs-trump-from-presidential-center-opening-then-subtly-attacks-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-snubs-trump-from-presidential-center-opening-then-subtly-attacks-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama Snubs Trump from Presidential Center Opening, Then Subtly Attacks Him"},"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\">22<\/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-snubs-trump-from-presidential-center-opening-then-subtly-attacks-him%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=2616457&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>On Thursday, Chicago hosted the grand opening of former President Barack Obama&#8217;s presidential center, which cost approximately $850 million. Attendance included notable former presidents such as joe Biden, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush, while President Donald Trump was notably not invited. Obama used the event to subtly criticize Trump, emphasizing that in the United States, there are no kings or monarchs, and highlighting the importance of citizen sovereignty and democratic values.His remarks included references to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-manages-to-trigger-leftists-by-doing-something-millions-of-americans-do-every-year\/\" title=\"Ted Cruz Manages To Trigger Leftists by Doing Something Millions of Americans Do Every Year\">political opponents<\/a> and a critique of leadership styles, implying that Trump\u2019s approach is more akin to monarchy, whereas Trump\u2019s openness about his tactics contrasts with Obama\u2019s more polished fa\u00e7ade. The event also featured comments on the meaning of civic engagement and the dangers of cynicism, with Obama positioning himself as above <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-isnt-the-guy-to-argue-with-on-pro-life-limits-the-voters-are\/\" title=\"Voters, not Donald Trump, decide on pro-life limits.\">petty <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/green-groups-thwarting-geothermal-solutions-to-energy-problems\/\" title=\"Green Groups Thwarting Geothermal Solutions to Energy Problems\">political squabbles<\/a><\/a> despite evident critiques of Trump.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Thursday saw the opening of former President Barack Obama\u2019s presidential center in Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>The bleak, gray, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >imposing eyesore cost 0 million<\/a>, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/obamas-open-presidential-center-with-hollywood-stars-and-subtle-digs-at-trump-b5a4ccb5?st=MDnVPb&#038;reflink=desktopweb_permalink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>. Former presidents Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush were in attendance, but absent from the ceremonies was President Donald Trump, who was not invited.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcchicago.com\/news\/local\/president-trump-did-not-get-an-invite-to-the-obama-presidential-center-grand-opening\/3950666\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WMAQ-TV<\/a> reported Obama Foundation CEO Valerie Jarrett justified the decision, saying the event\u2019s focus needed to be on the former president and his supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Trump\u2019s absence, Obama took a dig at him during his address while singing the praises of other Republicans like his former election opponents, the late Arizona Sen. John McCain and former Utah Sen. Mitt Romney.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/5930822-obama-trump-veiled-swipes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Hill<\/a>, he told the audience, \u201cEvery president here today, as different as we are, has tried our best to uphold values that John McCain and Mitt Romney believed in, no less than I did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The remark about Trump came with one of the left\u2019s favorite phrases about the president: \u201cNo kings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the newly independent United States, there will be no kings, or lords, no serfs, or subjects, but only citizens. Each of us free to pursue our own version of happiness,\u201d he told the cheering crowd.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Barack Hussein Obama <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BarackObama?\">@BarackObama<\/a> appeared to give a shout-out to the \u201cNo Kings\u201d anti-Trump protesters during his library opening today.<\/p>\n<p>Hussein Obama declared:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the newly independent United States, there will be no kings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Funny, because Hussein Obama acted like a king\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QeuLdSVZdH\">pic.twitter.com\/QeuLdSVZdH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Loomer Unleashed (@LoomerUnleashed) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LoomerUnleashed\/status\/2067675936221515887?\">June 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/article\/2026\/06\/18\/obama-presidential-center-opening-chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Time Magazine<\/a> included further remarks that one could also interpret with political relevance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s tempting to give in to cynicism and even despair, to stop trying \u2026When we stop believing that voting matters, that citizenship matters, that our collective voices matter, that how we treat each other no longer matters \u2026 we open the door to the most ruthless or the most careless or the most fearful among us who see some groups and some people as more equal than others and see government as nothing more than a way to divvy up the spoils and punish enemies and keep those who are different in their place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The remarks are emblematic of Obama\u2019s demeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The former president puts on a front that he is above political squabbles, petty remarks, and catch phrases, but that\u2019s not the truth.<\/p>\n<p>Despite trying to come off in a more professional, mature fashion, he was making clear barbs at Trump, and poor ones, at that.<\/p>\n<p>Certainly, Obama will remember when Trump defeated his hand-picked successor, former first lady Hillary Clinton, in 2016, and the other elections Trump has won.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is an elected official \u2014 the opposite of a monarch.\u00a0One need not have an advanced degree in government or study the history of hereditary rule to understand those facts.<\/p>\n<p>The rebuttal to this criticism of Obama will be that Trump\u2019s political playbook is equally belittling, insulting, and immature.<\/p>\n<p>We can make that concession, but there\u2019s a major difference: Trump is forthcoming with his tactics.<\/p>\n<p>He doesn\u2019t try to hide behind a mask, acting like he\u2019s the only adult in the room.<\/p>\n<p>Every American understands what Trumpian politics looks like; 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