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[Tommy Vietor @TVietor08]

Eddie Vedder worked with a group of teenage kids in Chicago to write, rehearse and perform this song in front of three former presidents. Just an incredible commitment of time and love and labor from him.

[Maria Shriver @mariashriver]

We all have a choice to be hopeful. Voting is a choice. Being a decent human being is a choice. We all have a choice to bring about the country we want. We all have the power. America has been a force for good. Yes, we have made mistakes, but we can and should learn from our history. We can walk forward into the future, embracing a better future, one that is for all of us, not just some of us. We can be a force for good, a force of hope. Thank you, @michelleobama and @barackobama for these beautiful words today, and congratulations on the opening of the magnificent @obamalibrary.

[Gabrielle Giffords @GabbyGiffords]

So much joy and hope today in Chicago!

The Obama Presidential Center is a testament to the belief that ordinary people can do extraordinary things. It was an honor to celebrate this historic moment and the enduring legacy of hope, service, and civic engagement that President @BarackObama and @MichelleObama continue to inspire.

[Wu Tang is for the Children @WUTangKids]

Bookmarked 🤣🎯

[Bill Clinton @BillClinton]

Today, Hillary and I were honored to be on the South Side of Chicago to celebrate the opening of the Obama Presidential Center. The Obama Center tells the story of eight years of progress, and is a stirring reminder of the power—and responsibility—we have as citizens shape a better future.

Congratulations, Barack and Michelle, on this extraordinary accomplishment!

[Governor JB Pritzker @GovPritzker]

Barack and Michelle reminded us today of what leadership in this nation truly looks like.

What an incredible day for Chicago and for Illinois as we celebrate the opening of the Obama Presidential Center.

[Andrew Barber @fakeshoredrive]

Common freestyles alongside Stevie Wonder & The Roots at the Obama Presidential Center Grand Opening in Chicago

He shouts out Fred Hampton, Bruce Springsteen, President Biden & Bush, Harold Washington, MLK & Eddie Vedder

[BET @BET]

We're not crying, you are.🥹

Michelle Obama stepped to that podium and gave her husband every single flower he deserved. She spoke directly to Barack and brought him to tears.

This is what love and legacy look like. 🖤

[Acyn @Acyn]

Letterman: Mrs. Obama and Mr. Obama… oh my god speeches one actually listens to, speeches that consume you, that get inside you and cause you to think and feel like a lowly, worthless human being who has to strive to greatness. It's an amazing afternoon, and I'm going to shut up here in a minute because my nose is running.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Hillary Clinton really like the peace prize line

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Obama: "Values every president here today, as different as we are, has tried our best to uphold. Values that John McCain and Mitt Romney believed in no less than I did."

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

here's Barack Obama's entire speech commemorating the Obama Presidential Center. He reflected on his administration's successes and failures, critiqued the moral rot of contemporary America, and outlined a positive vision of the future -- all without ever mentioning Trump

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

To George and Laura, Bill and Hillary — we're grateful for your friendship, counsel, and devotion to this country. And to Joe and Jill, thank you for being on this journey with us.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

here is Mamdani's entire speech at the Knicks parade, which is easily the best speech I've ever heard at an event of this sort

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

here's Michelle Obama's entire speech commemorating the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, which in part served as an extended (tacit) rebuke of Trumpism

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

The Obama Presidential Center is finally opening!

Tune in today on https://t.co/GYkEOK8EuT starting at 11am CT as Michelle and I share what this moment means to us and celebrate with friends, family, and members of the community in Chicago.

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

So the ballroom is a fiasco, the reflecting pool is a fiasco, the Iran war is a fiasco—the Trump administration is a fiasco.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

[The Tonight Show @FallonTonight]

2026 @NBA Champions, the @nyknicks, crash Jimmy’s monologue! #KnicksOnFallon #KnicksInStudio6B #NBAFinals

[Benjamin Henning @Ben_Henning]

Hey, who else is going to the Obama Presidential Center Grand Opening Ceremony Official Watch Party on Thursday? Cannot wait - let's meet up! #ObamaPresidentialCenterWatchParty #WatchParty #Obamas #ObamaPresidentialCenter #PresidentObama #BarackObama

[John Hudson @John_Hudson]

This event is in honor of America's 250th bday, but to watch it, Americans have to pay for a subscription to Paramount+, the company owned by David Ellison (spotted below) whose deal to merge with Warner Bros was approved by Trump and whose dad is a major Trump fundraiser