Summary

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 ā€œunimaginableā€ 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 ā€œgoofy,ā€ poses real danger, and he labeled Trump a ā€œwannabe dictator.ā€

He also referenced former Trump aide John Kelly’s ā€œfascistā€ remark and urged Americans not to mistake chaos for leadership.

    • djsoren19
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      1•6 months ago

      That’s because U.S. Presidents have p much all been warcrime committing bastards who have gleefully pillaged the global south to support their vile hegemony. Obama is a very nice warcrime committing bastard, an excellent orator, but it doesn’t really excuse the shit he did.

        • skulblaka
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          4•6 months ago

          That is not a reasonable bar by which to judge any living human being.

      • Suite404
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        1•6 months ago

        More like a shit candidate but decent President. He absolutely should have been a one term and allowed dems to run a proper primary. Of course, then the dems would shut out actual progressive candidates, but that’s a whole other thing.

      • @MECHAGODZILLA2@midwest.social
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        0•6 months ago

        He provided a shit ton of federal student debt forgiveness. It wasn’t blanket, the Supreme Court blocked that, but I know a good number of people who had theirs discharged.