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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
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.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Remarks During a Panel Discussion at the White House Frontiers Conference at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh

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