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/Aggravating_Tiger896 1d ago

He didn't seem THAT out of politics when it came to sandbagging Bernie during the 2020 primaries... It's pretty clear Obama orchestrated the mass rally of centrists around Biden and Elizabeth Warren staying in the race as a spoiler for Bernie...

Anw, sour grapes but Obama was also a triumph of style over substance, and Democrats need to stop with the personality cult around him.