Barack Obama actually said...

"It did not start with Donald Trump. He is a symptom, not the cause. He's just capitalizing on resentments that politicians have been fanning for years. It shouldn't be Democratic or Republican. To say..."

"Elections have consequences."

"The notion that somehow not talking to countries is punishment to them, which has been the guiding diplomatic principle of this administration, is ridiculous."

"Now, is it appropriate to just pop once of these whole suckers in your mouth? Do you think that this should be a little more --?"