Obama rips Trump's vision for America
Source: Politico
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President Barack Obama speaks in Elkhart, Ind., on June 1. | AP Photo
Obama rips Trump's vision for America
Returning to Elkhart, the first city he visited as president, Obama pushes for a Democratic successor to carry on his economic legacy.
By Sarah Wheaton and Nick Gass
06/01/16 12:55 PM EDT
Updated 06/01/16 04:38 PM EDT
.............Obama didn't endorse any of the candidates for president on Wednesday afternoon as he spoke in Elkhart, Indiana. Instead, he essentially endorsed a third Obama term, and warned about choosing a path that's forged by Trump.
If what you really care about in this election is your pocketbook; if what youre concerned about is who will look out for the interests of working people and grow the middle class, then the debate isnt even close, Obama said.
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One path would lower wages, eliminate worker protections, cut investments in things like education, it would weaken the safety net, it would kick people off health insurance, it would let China write the rules for the global economy. It would let big oil weaken rules that protect our air and water, and big banks weaken rules that protect families from getting cheated, and cut taxes for the wealthiest Americans to historic lows," Obama said.
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Obama, as he has done before, tried to reinforce his more optimistic and united vision of the country.
The ideas Ive laid out today wont solve every problem, or make everybody financially secure overnight, Obama said. "But they'll put us in the right direction. And one thing I can promise you is if we turn against each other based on divisions of race or religion, if we fall for a bunch of okeedoke just because it sounds funny or the tweets are provocative, then were not gonna build on the progress weve started. If we get cynical and just vote our fears, or if we dont vote at all, we wont build on the progress weve started."
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Take that trumpy!!
"President Barack Obama wants you to know that you dont need to vote for Donald Trump to make America great again Obamas already done it.
Danika
(4 posts)The speech was painful to watch. I winced at all those "ifs" and felt compelled to tap my TV to unstick the audio. 😉😉 All in all, the speech was purposeful and well targeted. Thank you, Mr. President! ✌👏👏
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(11,617 posts)Trump can't compete with Obama.