Obamas Welcome Hollywood Elites, Famous Friends to Presidential Center Opening as Unpaid Subcontractors Claim Millions Owed
Also in attendance during the June 16 pre-opening event were former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Joe Biden.
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Referring to Trump’s planned America 250 musical event that quickly fell apart, Kimmel joked, “I guess [the Obamas] couldn’t get Vanilla Ice. The $470 backup fund was supposed to be the guarantee that Chicago and Illinois taxi drivers would not be on the hook to pay for the overruns. The situation is compounded by the fact that the Obama Foundation never funded the $470 million backup fund they agreed to bankroll in case costs ran over the Center's budget.
Furthermore, Adamson Plumbing owner Mike Owen, for instance, says he is owed $4 million by the Obama Center and it is a hole in his budget he might not be able to survive. The grand opening for Obama’s controversial and imposing Center in Chicago was a star-studded affair on Thursday, featuring performances from Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson, The Roots, U2’s Bono and The Edge, and many more, Breitbart News reported. Construction companies are now reporting that the Center owes them amounts ranging from the tens of thousands to multiple millions in unpaid construction fees.
In addition, Former Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and ex-Vice President Kamala Harris were also on hand. So far, the Foundation has put a mere $1 million in the fund, an amount that doesn’t come anywhere near covering the cost overruns and unpaid construction fees.
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Referring to Trump’s planned America 250 musical event that quickly fell apart, Kimmel joked, “I guess [the Obamas] couldn’t get Vanilla Ice.
according to The Daily BeastThe $470 backup fund was supposed to be the guarantee that Chicago and Illinois taxi drivers would not be on the hook to pay for the overruns.
according to Breitbart NewsThe situation is compounded by the fact that the Obama Foundation never funded the $470 million backup fund they agreed to bankroll in case costs ran over the Center's budget.
according to Breitbart NewsAdamson Plumbing owner Mike Owen, for instance, says he is owed $4 million by the Obama Center and it is a hole in his budget he might not be able to survive.
according to Breitbart NewsThe grand opening for Obama’s controversial and imposing Center in Chicago was a star-studded affair on Thursday, featuring performances from Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson, The Roots, U2’s Bono and The Edge, and many more, Breitbart News reported.
according to Breitbart NewsConstruction companies are now reporting that the Center owes them amounts ranging from the tens of thousands to multiple millions in unpaid construction fees.
according to Breitbart NewsFormer Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and ex-Vice President Kamala Harris were also on hand.
according to Breitbart NewsSo far, the Foundation has put a mere $1 million in the fund, an amount that doesn’t come anywhere near covering the cost overruns and unpaid construction fees.
according to Breitbart NewsAnd in the case of many of the black-owned businesses, they face bankruptcy if they don’t get paid soon, Fox News reported.
according to Breitbart NewsThe Obama Foundation also previously announced the entertainment lineup on Tuesday, with the grand opening set for Juneteenth in John Lewis Plaza following years of construction cost overruns and delays.
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