Posted on 08/20/2020 7:17:33 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
Obama has largely adhered to the tradition that outgoing presidents avoid directly criticizing their successors, but he discarded that restraint on Wednesday. In a speech that pulled no punches, Obama went after Trump in a way that Americans had not yet heard.
I have sat in the Oval Office with both of the men running for president, Obama said. I never expected that my successor would embrace my vision or continue my policies. I did hope, for the sake of our country, that Donald Trump might show some interest in taking the job seriously; that he might come to feel the weight of the office and discover some reverence for the democracy that had been placed in his care. But he never did. Hes shown no interest in putting in the work; no interest in finding common ground; no interest in using the awesome power of his office to help anyone but himself and his friends.
While Obama spoke glowingly of his relationships with Biden and Harris, his speech is likely to be remembered most for the tone he took in assessing Trumps legacy.
"Donald Trump hasnt grown into the job, because he cant. And the consequences of that failure are severe: 170,000 Americans dead. Millions of jobs gone, our proud reputation around the world badly diminished, and our democratic institutions threatened like never before."
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It needs to be done with each point by ALL the speakers at the dem convention. Point by point - leave nothing out.
I have sat in the Oval Office with both of the men running for president, Obama said. I never expected that my successor would embrace my vision or continue my policies. I did hope, for the sake of our country, that Donald Trump might show some interest in taking the job seriously; that he might come to feel the weight of the office and discover some reverence for the democracy that had been placed in his care. But he never did. Hes shown no interest in putting in the work; no interest in finding common ground; no interest in using the awesome power of his office to help anyone but himself and his friends.
So many lies in one short piece of verbiage. Disgusting.
The greatest thing Trump has done, is to systematically undo everything Obama did.
Now in his second term, we can make real progress.
- We’ll get ANWR drilled,
- get at least one or two more strict constructionist supreme court justices seated,
- flip a few more of the Circuit Courts,
- bring more of our production and jobs back from China,
- get Keystone XL and the Dakota Access pipelines built,
- bring more of our boys home from either pointless foreign wars or from worthless freeloaders like Germany,
- complete the Wall
- restore our economy after the Wuhan Flu
There’s lots more to get done for President Trump in his 2nd term. I look forward to watching him get these things done.
I couldn't believe after all the joking about Trumps orange face
there was Obama sporting Trumps Orange man Face!
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