And what gives me confidence is that I've met a lot of people as President of the United States, and the American people fundamentally are good, they're decent, and they're smart, and they just don't have time to follow everything.
Barack Obama: “And what gives me confidence is that I've met a lot of people as President of the United States, and the American people…”
On the recordOctober 12, 2016
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Remarks During a Panel Discussion at the White House Frontiers Conference at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh
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