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Barack Obama sharply criticized Donald Trumpā€™s presidency during a speech at Hamilton College, condemning attacks on the press, immigration crackdowns, and threats to civil liberties.

He called it ā€œunimaginableā€ that Trumpā€™s actionsā€”such as barring the AP and threatening law firmsā€”would have been tolerated under past presidents.

Obama warned that Trumpā€™s behavior, though ā€œgoofy,ā€ poses real danger, and he labeled Trump a ā€œwannabe dictator.ā€

He also referenced former Trump aide John Kellyā€™s ā€œfascistā€ remark and urged Americans not to mistake chaos for leadership.

  • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.net
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    4 days ago

    it lowkey became inevitable when the democrats didnā€™t make blocking trump from ever being president their #1 focus

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      Became inevitable when democrats ran Biden the first timeā€¦ anyone with two brain cells could tell a Biden that doesnā€™t deliver some absolutely insane legislation was done. He even ran on being a one term president. He needed to stay on that path hard and allow a real primary group to form so there were competing ideas out against Trump. Saying everything is great in the face of massive inflation isnā€™t really going to cut it.

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      They wanted to beat him again in another election. Iā€™m pretty sure Biden had the DOJ drag their feet specifically so he could beat him again in another election.

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        It was said that the DOJ did that on their own. From inside sources, I think believable. But Biden didnā€™t fight them.

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          Yup, and now the world suffers because of democrats unwillingness to say or do anything that might give the impression that theyā€™re making anything even remotely a political attack.

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        Pretty sure the reasoning was that biden was only barely able to beat trump in 2020 and wouldnā€™t be able to beat anyone else.