Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 14, 2020
Donald Trump's closing argument is, what do you have to lose? The answer is everything. He's woefully unprepared to do this job. President is a serious job. It's not hosting a talk show or a reality show. If your closest advisers don't trust you to tweet, then how can we trust him with the nuclear codes?
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Obama critiques Trump's qualifications for the presidency and emphasizes the seriousness of the role.

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