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On the recordFebruary 15, 2016
I think foreign observers are troubled by some of the rhetoric that's been taking place in these Republican primaries and Republican debates. I don't think it's restricted, by the way, to Mr. Trump.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama comments on the troubling rhetoric in the Republican primaries, not just from Trump.

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