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Donald Trump: “Thousands and thousands and thousands come to New York to see the lighting of the tree. They bring their kids. Everybody’s festive. Everybody’s having a great time. They love it. It’s a big, big occasion. Now we have a problem. We have a president who doesn’t give a damn about inconveniencing people… You will never see a mess like this tomorrow night. President Obama is holding a fundraiser. Another of his fundraisers, hundreds of them. Every day he’s holding fundraisers. He doesn’t govern. All’s he does is raise money so he can try to get reelected. So he...

<p>Obama is visiting the 0.001%, the 0.0001%, and the 1% respectively, as he begins his evening at a private gathering in Manhattan with "25 to 30 people, each of whom paid $10,000" to giggle and make small talk with a man whose brain is processing the implications of a possible ground war with Pakistan.</p>

President Obama and the first lady gave a glimpse of their lighter sides Tuesday night, exchanging in playful – and at times downright flirtatious – banter at a glamorous million-dollar campaign fundraiser at the Gotham Theater in New York City. Taking the stage to introduce her husband before a crowd of 400 donors, the Michelle Obama hailed the event as “sort of like our date night.” “I would like to thank all of you for planning such a lovely, intimate evening for the two of us,” she said, with a tinge of sarcasm that drew laughter from the crowd. ”A...