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

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

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

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

So Joe is not going to screw up testing. He's not going to call scientists idiots. He's not going to host a super-spreader event at the White House.

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Oct 21, 2020

Eight months into this pandemic, cases are rising again across this country. Donald Trump isn't suddenly going to protect all of us. He can't even take the basic steps to protect himself.

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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

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 20, 2020

America is a good and decent place.

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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

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 20, 2020

When I was elected, we had the highest African-American turnout in history, but it was still only about 60 percent. Yes. When people say voting doesn't make a difference, we've never tried what it would look like if it was 80 percent…

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