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Barack Obama sharply criticized Donald Trump’s presidency during a speech at Hamilton College, condemning attacks on the press, immigration crackdowns, and threats to civil liberties.

He called it “unimaginable” that Trump’s actions—such as barring the AP and threatening law firms—would have been tolerated under past presidents.

Obama warned that Trump’s behavior, though “goofy,” poses real danger, and he labeled Trump a “wannabe dictator.”

He also referenced former Trump aide John Kelly’s “fascist” remark and urged Americans not to mistake chaos for leadership.

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    18 hours ago

    They wanted to beat him again in another election. I’m pretty sure Biden had the DOJ drag their feet specifically so he could beat him again in another election.

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      14 hours ago

      It was said that the DOJ did that on their own. From inside sources, I think believable. But Biden didn’t fight them.

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        17 hours ago

        Yup, and now the world suffers because of democrats unwillingness to say or do anything that might give the impression that they’re making anything even remotely a political attack.

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      17 hours ago

      Pretty sure the reasoning was that biden was only barely able to beat trump in 2020 and wouldn’t be able to beat anyone else.