r/politics • u/Quirkie 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/Reasonable-Bus-2187 1d ago

Thanks, Obama,

for saying something

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u/glass_gravy 1d ago

Finally.

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u/SchroedingersSphere 1d ago edited 1d ago

Probably going to get downvoted for saying this, I understand wanting to step down from politics, but a lot of people looked to Obama for words of encouragement and it's a little disappointing how long it took him to stand up and say something. Especially since Obama is the only person that really terrifies Trump. He could have made a bigger impact by speaking up sooner. Either way, thanks Obama.

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u/robodrew Arizona 1d ago

I wish he would seize this moment and start doing rallies of his own, all the time, across the nation. He's the best political speaker of my lifetime and has the ability to galvanize people outside of the alt-right sphere in a way that I think no one else can. People are in need of real leadership right now, and he doesn't have to be President to fill that role. I just think we are in desperate need of more than just "breaking silence".