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Barack Obama: “Listen, can you imagine if I had had a secret Chinese bank account when I was running for reelection? You think FOX News…”

On the recordOctober 20, 2020
Listen, can you imagine if I had had a secret Chinese bank account when I was running for reelection? You think FOX News might have been a little concerned about that? They would've called me Beijing Barry. It is not a great idea to have a president who owes a bunch of money to people overseas. That's not a good idea.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Obama criticizes Trump for having financial ties to foreign entities.

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