Barack Obama actually said...

And so if a Republican who may even be sincere in saying I want us all to live together doesn't have a plan for how do we address crippling generational poverty, that is a consequence of hundreds of years of racism in this society and we need to do something about that.

Context

Obama emphasizes the need for the Republican Party to address generational poverty linked to racism.

06/14/2023

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