Trump’s White House renovations fulfill Obama’s prediction, kind of

By: Chris Lamb, Indiana University, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: November 6, 2025

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By Chris Lamb, Indiana University

President Barack Obama famously chided Donald Trump in April 2011 during the annual White House correspondents’ dinner. The reality show star had repeatedly and falsely claimed that Obama had not been born in the United States and was therefore ineligible to be president.

Trump’s demands that Obama release his birth certificate had, in part, made Trump a front-runner among Republican hopefuls for their party’s nomination in the following …

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