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Barack Obama: “And rather than supporting the Secretary of State of Georgia or the, you know, Commission in, you know, Arizona, that…”

On the recordJune 27, 2021
And rather than supporting the Secretary of State of Georgia or the, you know, Commission in, you know, Arizona, that had done the counting and performed their duties properly, et cetera. What you saw was Republican elected officials all side with the president out of fear, I guess, leave many of these folks who were Republicans themselves and who would just -- were just doing their jobs hanging out to dry.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Barack Obama criticizes Republican officials for not supporting election officials who followed the rules.

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