“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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On the recordOctober 30, 2020
What's his obsession with crowds anyway? I mean, he is still worrying -- he is still talking about his inauguration crowd being small, although he doesn't admit it. And that's the difference between Joe Biden and Donald Trump right there. Trump cares about feeding his ego. Joe cares about keeping you safe and your family safe and getting this country moving again.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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Barack Obama contrasts Donald Trump's focus on crowd size with Joe Biden's commitment to public safety and progress.

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