Political Quotes

Barack Obama

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Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate from 2005 to 2008 and served in the Illinois State Senate from 1997 to 2004. Obama is known for his signature policies including the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, and his efforts in economic recovery following the 2008 financial crisis. His presidency was marked by significant legislative achievements and a focus on healthcare reform, climate change, and foreign policy initiatives such as the Iran nuclear deal.

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Oct 21, 2020

I love coming to Pennsylvania. You guys delivered for me twice and I am back here tonight to ask you to deliver the White House for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

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Oct 21, 2020

This was just reported in the last 48 hours. We know that he continues to do business with China because he has a secret Chinese bank account. How is that possible?

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Oct 21, 2020

This pandemic would have been challenging for any president. But this idea that somehow this White House has done anything but completely screw this up is just not true.

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Oct 21, 2020

With Joe and Kamala at the helm, you're not going to have to think about the crazy things they said every day. You'll be able to go about your lives knowing that the President is not going to retweet conspiracy theories about secret…

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Oct 21, 2020

With Joe and Kamala at the helm, you are not going to have to think about the crazy things they said every day. And that's worth a lot. You're not going to have to argue about them every day. It just won't be so exhausting.

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Oct 21, 2020

I can tell you, the presidency doesn't change who you are, it reveals who you are. Donald Trump isn't suddenly going to protect all of us. He can't even take the basic steps to protect himself. Joe knows that a first -- the first job of a…

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Oct 21, 2020

We literally left this White House a pandemic playbook that would have shown them how to respond before the virus reached our shores.

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Oct 21, 2020

Hope is not blind optimism. Hope is not ignoring problems. Hope is believing in the face of difficulty that we can overcome and get a better world.

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Oct 21, 2020

I get that this president wants full credit for the economy he inherited and zero blame for the pandemic that he ignored.

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Oct 21, 2020

Let me just say, if you don't think things have changed, having a brother in the state legislature with that hair cut, that's what changed.

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Oct 21, 2020

We're not going to have a president that goes out of his way to insult anybody who doesn't support him, or threaten them with jail.

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Oct 21, 2020

He hasn't shown any interest in doing the work, or helping anybody but himself and his friends, or treating the presidency, like a reality show that he can use to get attention. And by the way, even then his TV ratings are down. So you…

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Oct 21, 2020

This idea that somehow this White House has done anything but completely screw this up is just not true.

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Oct 21, 2020

It is not a great idea to have a president who owes a bunch of money to people overseas. That's not a good idea.

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Oct 20, 2020

You'll be able to go about your lives knowing that the president is not going to retweet conspiracy theories about secret cabals running the world or that Navy SEALs didn't actually kill bin Laden.

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Oct 20, 2020

I think it was really based around this idea that, you know, wanting to remind people that their voice matters.

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Oct 20, 2020

I never thought Donald Trump would embrace my vision, or continue my policies. But I did hope for the sake of the country, that he might show some interest in taking the job seriously. But it hasn't happened. He hasn't shown any interest…

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Oct 20, 2020

He hasn't shown any interest in doing the work or helping anybody but himself and his friends or treating the presidency like a reality show that he can use to get attention.

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Oct 20, 2020

What? What? We're not going to have a president that goes out of his way to insult anybody who doesn't support him or threaten them with jail. That's not normal presidential behavior.

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Oct 20, 2020

I'm asking you to believe in Joe's ability, in Kamala's ability to lead this country out of these dark times, and help us build it back better, because we can't abandon those who are hurting right now.

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Oct 20, 2020

We cannot leave any doubt in this election, because you know the president's already said, if this is even close, I'm going to just make stuff up.

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Oct 20, 2020

Having healthcare as a basic human right is probably one of the most important things that's happened to this country since the New Deal.

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Oct 20, 2020

The right to vote is sacred, and that we shouldn't be making people wait in line for 10 hours to cast their ballot.

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Oct 20, 2020

Voting's about using the power we have and pooling it together to get a government that's more concerned and more responsive.

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Oct 20, 2020

He continues to do business with China, because he's got a secret Chinese bank account. How is that possible? How is that possible? A secret Chinese bank account. Listen, can you imagine if I had had a secret Chinese bank account when I…

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