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Barack Obama

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YoungDemCA

(5,714 posts)
Fri Mar 11, 2016, 01:18 PM Mar 2016

Obama To Republicans: I Didn't Create Trump, Your Bigotry Toward Me Did [View all]

In this clip, President Obama destroys the absurd narrative that somehow he's to blame for the rise of Donald Trump and the implosion of the Republican Party. Our noble president has been blamed by Republicans for pretty much everything that's gone wrong over the past eight years, while all of his accomplishments are tarnished and discounted - but even this is a stretch.

“I have been blamed by Republicans for a lot of things, but being blamed for their primaries and who they’re selecting for their party is novel” said the President at a press conference today, undoubtly holding back a roll of his eyes. "don’t think that I was the one to prompt questions about my birth certificate… I don’t remember saying, ‘Hey, why don’t you ask me about that? Why don’t you, you know, question whether I’m American or whether I’m loyal or whether I have America’s best interests at heart. Those aren’t things that were prompted by any actions of mine. And so what you’re seeing within the Republican Party is to some degree all those efforts over a course of time, creating an environment where somebody like a Donald Trump can thrive.


http://occupydemocrats.com/home/post/2016/03/10/obama-to-republicans-i-didnt-create-trump-your-bigotry-towards-me-did

Well said, Mr. President.
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They're the most unaccountable people in the country BeyondGeography Mar 2016 #1
BAM! liberal N proud Mar 2016 #2
Kickin' for the truth! Faux pas Mar 2016 #3
This is what Trump has created. yallerdawg Mar 2016 #4
He is spot on n/t politicasista Mar 2016 #5
I agree with President Obama. lovemydog Mar 2016 #6
The President always tells it like it is ailsagirl Mar 2016 #7
K&R for the truth UtahLib Mar 2016 #8
Good on President Obama coming out with it! Cha Mar 2016 #9
The truth is spoken gsb54 Mar 2016 #10
Well they never put the blame where it truly lies farleftlib Mar 2016 #11
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