“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 26, 2020
Listen, you got a president right now, he wants full credit for an economy that he inherited. He wants zero blame for the pandemic he ignored.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Obama criticizes Trump for taking credit for the economy while ignoring the pandemic's impact.

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