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Barack Obama: “These are not serious people. And we are paying for the price of their lack of seriousness.”

On the recordOctober 25, 2026
These are not serious people. And we are paying for the price of their lack of seriousness.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama criticizes the current administration's seriousness.

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