“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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On the recordMay 18, 2017
Suggests the reason -- And I think I've been told this before, that Pres. Obama warned off incoming Pres. Trump about hiring him.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts
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Gergen referencing Obama's warning to Trump about hiring Flynn, indicating concerns about Flynn's connections to Russia.

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