2026年6月18日 美国东部时间下午2:24 / 福克斯新闻频道
纳税人已为该园区周边的道路、公共交通和公用设施等公共基础设施建设承担了数亿美元成本
——阿什利·J·迪梅拉 福克斯新闻报道
航拍镜头记录芝加哥奥巴马总统中心建设现场
无人机视频展示了位于芝加哥杰克逊公园的奥巴马总统中心在建施工现场，施工人员仍在推进博物馆塔楼和园区的建设工作。（图片来源：福克斯飞行队）
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在奥巴马总统中心周五正式开幕前夕，白宫将矛头对准了前总统贝拉克·奥巴马，将总统唐纳德·特朗普主导的政府建筑项目与这位美国第44任总统的相关项目进行对比。
白宫发言人戴维斯·英格尔在回应福克斯新闻数字频道的置评请求时表示：“特朗普总统正持续推进早就该开展且必要的翻新工程，以美化华盛顿特区以及我们国家珍贵的纪念地标，而我们即将迎来具有历史意义的独立250周年庆典。多亏了这位‘首席建造者’，这些项目都能按时且低于预算完成——这与管理失当的奥巴马政府形成鲜明对比，后者超支且交付不力。”
经过十年规划与建设，奥巴马总统中心将于周五对公众开放。该项目一直因成本上涨、施工延误和公共基础设施开支问题饱受争议。白宫抓住这些批评声音，同时特朗普也在大力推广一系列翻新和建筑工程。
“特朗普总统正确保我们的国家首都能够得到妥善保护和维护，以良好状态留存后世。”英格尔补充道。
官僚机构隐瞒奥巴马总统中心真实成本，纳税人被迫承担基建账单
航拍视角展示芝加哥南区杰克逊公园内的奥巴马总统中心。该中心包含博物馆塔楼、公共集会空间、体育设施以及奥巴马基金会办公场所。（福克斯飞行队供图）
周四举行的奥巴马总统中心落成典礼邀请了众多前外交官、官员和名人出席，其中包括加拿大前总理贾斯汀·特鲁多、奥普拉、南希·佩洛西、卡玛拉·哈里斯以及史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格。
纳税人已为奥巴马的这座博物馆承担了数亿美元的公共基础设施成本，用于园区周边道路、公共交通和公用设施的升级改造。
2021年时，整体建筑成本据报道为8.3亿美元，如今很可能已突破10亿美元大关。
福克斯新闻数字频道近期的一项调查发现，多家建筑公司声称损失从数十万美元到数千万美元不等。
分包商称被拖欠数百万美元，在参与奥巴马总统中心建设后濒临财务破产
2017年5月3日，伊利诺伊州芝加哥南海岸文化中心一场活动上，前总统贝拉克·奥巴马正在介绍拟建的奥巴马总统中心的设计细节。（斯科特·奥尔森/盖蒂图片社）
与此同时，特朗普一直在推进去年签署的题为“让华盛顿特区安全又美丽”的行政令。
“我会守护我们珍爱的首都，我们将让它真正再次伟大！在帐篷、脏乱、污秽和犯罪出现之前，这里曾是世界上最美丽的首都。我们很快就会重回那个状态。”特朗普8月在Truth Social的一篇帖子中写道。
奥巴马与民主党官员此前曾抨击特朗普对华盛顿特区、白宫以及美国250周年纪念项目的翻新工程，称其毫无意义。
图集：特朗普白宫舞厅的打造过程，一览施工进展
“多亏了这位‘首席建造者’，这些项目都能按时且低于预算完成——这与管理失当的奥巴马政府形成鲜明对比，后者超支且交付不力。”（斯科特·奥尔森通过盖蒂图片社供图；内森·莱恩/彭博新闻社通过盖蒂图片社供图）
“这位‘首席建造者’只顾着铺玫瑰园的地砖，免得大家踩泥，还给椭圆形办公室镀金，还建了一座耗资3亿美元的舞厅。”奥巴马在10月的一场集会上说道。
特朗普于10月下令在玫瑰园草坪铺设石材地砖，此举旨在更好地适应新闻发布会和仪式活动的举办需求。白宫方面也一直在进行建筑施工，工人正在修建一座预计将于2028年前完工的舞厅。
“特朗普在修建奢华舞厅的同时，工薪家庭却在节日期间连一顿基本的饭都吃不起，这太可耻了。”前众议院议长南希·佩洛西写道。
特朗普揭开白宫舞厅攻防兼备的安保面纱：地上地下皆有防护
特朗普此前曾表示，未来的白宫舞厅不仅将作为活动场地，还将作为一个加固的安保设施，用于支持总统行动和大型集会。
他还计划为美国建国250周年建造一座250英尺高的镀金纪念拱门。
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“你们的税可能要涨了。但别担心——其中至少1500万美元会被用于特朗普的拱门项目。”加利福尼亚州州长加文·纽瑟姆的新闻办公室在X平台上发帖称。
福克斯新闻数字频道的迈克尔·多根对本文亦有贡献。
阿什利·J·迪梅拉为福克斯新闻数字频道报道政治新闻。
White House seizes on delayed Obama presidential center opening to crown Trump ‘Builder-in-Chief’
June 18, 2026 2:24pm EDT / Fox News
Taxpayers footed hundreds of millions in public infrastructure costs for roads, transit and utilities around the campus
By Ashley J. DiMella Fox News
Drone footage captures construction of Obama Presidential Center in Chicago
Drone video shows the Obama Presidential Center under construction in Chicago’s Jackson Park, where crews continue work on the museum tower and campus. (Credit: Fox Flight Team)
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The White House took aim at former President Barack Obama ahead of Friday’s grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center, contrasting President Donald Trump’s government construction projects to the 44th president’s.
“President Trump continues to implement long-overdue and necessary renovations to beautify Washington, D.C., and our nation’s treasured monuments as we approach our historic 250th anniversary of independence. Thanks to the Builder-in-Chief, these projects are being completed on time and under budget — a stark contrast to the errantly run Obama administration, which overspent and underdelivered,” White House spokesman Davis Ingle told Fox News Digital when asked for comment about the museum.
The Obama Presidential Center, which opens to the public Friday following a decade of planning and construction, has faced scrutiny over rising costs, construction delays and public infrastructure spending. The White House seized on those criticisms as Trump promotes a series of renovation and construction projects.
“President Trump is ensuring our nation’s capital will be properly honored and maintained in excellent condition for generations to come,” Ingle added.
BUREAUCRATS HIDE TRUE PRICE OF OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER AS TAXPAYERS HIT WITH INFRASTRUCTURE BILL
An aerial view shows the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park on Chicago’s South Side. The center includes a museum tower, public gathering spaces, athletic facilities and offices for the Obama Foundation.(Fox News Flight Team)
An Obama Presidential Center Dedication held Thursday featured a slew of former diplomats, officials and celebrities such as former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, Oprah, Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris, and Steven Spielberg.
Taxpayers footed hundreds of millions of dollars in public infrastructure costs for Obama’s museum that constructed roads, transit, and utility updates around the campus.
Overall construction costs were reported to be $830 million in 2021 and have likely climbed past the $1 billion mark.
A recent Fox News Digital investigation identified multiple construction firms claiming losses ranging from hundreds of thousands of dollars to tens of millions.
SUBCONTRACTORS SAY THEY’RE OWED MILLIONS, FACE FINANCIAL RUIN, AFTER HELPING BUILD OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER
Former President Barack Obama points out features of the proposed Obama Presidential Center during a gathering at the South Shore Cultural Center in Chicago, Illinois, on May 3, 2017.(Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Meanwhile, Trump has been on a mission to fulfill last year’s executive order titled, “Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful.”
“I will take care of our cherished Capital, and we will make it, truly, GREAT AGAIN! Before the tents, squalor, filth, and crime, it was the most beautiful Capital in the world. It will soon be that again,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post in August.
Obama, along with democratic officials, have taken swipes at Trump over his renovations to Washington, D.C., the White House and America 250 projects, criticizing them as frivolous.
PHOTOS: THE MAKING OF TRUMP’S WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM, A LOOK AT THE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS
“Thanks to the Builder-in-Chief, these projects are being completed on time and under budget — a stark contrast to the errantly run Obama administration, which overspent and underdelivered.”(Scott Olson via Getty Images; Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Trump “has been focused on critical issues like paving over the Rose Garden so folks don’t get mud on their shoes, and gold plating the Oval Office and building a $300 million ballroom,” Obama said during a rally in October.
Trump directed the addition of stone pavers in October to the Rose Garden lawn, a change designed to better accommodate press conferences and ceremonial events.There has also been construction at the White House as workers build a ballroom expected to be done before 2028.
“It’s shameful that Trump is building his fancy ballroom while working families struggle to afford a basic meal during the holidays,” wrote former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
TRUMP PULLS BACK CURTAIN ON WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM’S FORTRESS-LIKE DEFENSES ABOVE AND DEEP BELOW
Trump previously said the future White House ballroom will not just be an event venue, but serve as a hardened security structure designed to support presidential operations and large gatherings.
He has also planned installation of a Memorial Circle 250-foot arch for America’s 250th birthday that will be gilded.
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“Your taxes might be going up. But don’t worry — at least $15 million of it is going toward Trump’s arch project,” posted California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office on X.
Fox News Digital’s Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.
Ashley J. DiMella reports on politics for Fox News Digital.
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