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Barack Obama: “He would trigger a reckless trade war that cost jobs, stripped 20 million Americans of their health insurance, roll back…”

On the recordOctober 18, 2020
He would trigger a reckless trade war that cost jobs, stripped 20 million Americans of their health insurance, roll back the new rules designed to check Wall Street recklessness and protect consumers and would roll back the regulations we put in place to preserve this planet for our kids.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama outlines the negative consequences of a Trump presidency.

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