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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.

    • djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 days ago

      We absolutely do, and itā€™s why I just want to fucking leave now. Americans will gleefully flee into the arms of the neoliberal ghouls that got them into this mess, if there are continued elections, only to hand the country back to fascists immediately after once itā€™s clear how feckless the neoliberals are.

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      3 days ago

      You might deserve it, Iā€™m pretty confident saying the trans kids and legal immigrants who are being disappeared off the streets probably donā€™t.

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      3 days ago

      Not trying to tigger you, but who would you pick for a third (albeit unconstitutional) term?