Trump didn’t hold back his thoughts when asked about the embattled project estimated to surpass a staggering $830 million — a far cry from its initial $350 million price tag back in 2021.
“Look, President Obama, if he wanted help, I’d give him help because I’m a really good builder and I build on time, on budget. He’s building his library in Chicago. It’s a disaster,” the president stated emphatically while standing alongside Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during his visit to the White House.
The commander-in-chief went on to mock his predecessor for prioritizing diversity in the project.
“[Obama] said something to the effect of ‘I only want DEI. I only want woke.’ He wants woke people to build it,” Trump pointed out. “Well, he’s got woke people … he didn’t use good, hard, tough, mean construction workers.”
“He wanted to be very politically correct, and he didn’t use good, hard, tough, mean construction workers that I love,” he continued. “I love those construction workers, but he didn’t want construction workers. He wanted people that never did it before and he’s got a disaster in his hands.”