“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 9, 2024
the reason some people think, wow, I don't know, I remember that economy when he first came in being pretty good. Yes, it was pretty good, because it was my economy. The other day, his running mate had the nerve to say, Donald Trump salvaged the Affordable Care Act. I mean, Donald Trump spent his entire presidency trying to tear it down, and by the way, he couldn't even do that right. With Kamala, you've got actual plans. Trump, concepts of a plan.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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Obama criticizes Trump for claiming to have salvaged the Affordable Care Act while he actually attempted to dismantle it.

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