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Barack Obama: When I hear people talking about American leadership and then are promoting policies that would avoid leadership, and…

On the recordOctober 28, 2014
When I hear people talking about American leadership and then are promoting policies that would avoid leadership, and have us running in the opposite direction and hiding under the covers, it makes me a little frustrated.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama expresses frustration over policies that contradict American leadership during a discussion about quarantine measures.

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