Political Quotes

On the recordMay 31, 2016
But a lot of the story that he's telling is entirely consistent with what folks have been saying about me or the general story they've been telling about the economy for the last seven and a half, the last 10, the last 20, the last 30 years.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama reflects on the narratives surrounding Trump's campaign and their relation to his presidency.

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