Star-studded opening for Obama library in Chicago delivers implied rebuke to Trump

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:29:15 GMT

Musical stars and retired politicians from less polarised era seeming antidote to cage fights on White House lawnThe Barack Obama presidential center opened in Chicago on Thursday after more than a decade in the making amid a musical fanfare and paeans to democratic principles that evoked a previous age, all while delivering an implied rebuke to Donald Trump.Featuring appearances by a cast of musical stars and retired politicians from a less polarised era, it was a seemingly perfect antidote to the crass spectacle of cage fights on the White House lawn. Continue reading...

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