r/politics The Netherlands 1d ago

Soft Paywall Obama Breaks Silence on Trump’s ‘Unimaginable’ Presidency - “Imagine if I had done any of this,” the former two-term president said.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/obama-breaks-silence-on-trumps-unimaginable-presidency/
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u/jtsa5 1d ago

If anyone else other than Trump did anything wrong it was like the world was ending. When it's Trump everyone has kid gloves on.

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u/RemarkableWave8066 1d ago

Obama wore a tan suit once and the Fox News goons had aneurysms for a solid week

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u/Double-Bend-716 1d ago

He was an out of touch coastal elite because he likes brown mustard instead of yellow mustard.

Another time, he wasn’t masculine enough to lead the country because he wore a bicycle helmet

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u/PolyNecropolis 1d ago

coastal elite

Sidebar; Notice how the right entirely stopped using that term once they elected one (Trump)? Funny isn't it.

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u/TheLightningL0rd 1d ago

They actually didn't for quite some time. Hearing Tucker Carlson call the Coastal Elites out was really funny, considering who he is.

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u/Wesley_Skypes 1d ago

It's all just kayfabe. I blame Vince McMahon.