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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.

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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.