Obama’s plea for Joe Biden, and put-down of Donald Trump
The former president, with his usual, measured cadence, confirmed that ‘Donald Trump hasn’t grown into the job because he can’t’
20 August 2020 - 12:47
Bethesda — Former president Barack Obama gave an impassioned and emotional plea for Americans to vote for Joe Biden this election, evoking the civil rights movement as he argued that democracy itself is at stake.
He began by asserting that his successor did not deserve re-election: “Donald Trump hasn’t grown into the job because he can’t. And the consequences of that failure are severe. 170,000 Americans dead. Millions of jobs gone while those at the top take in more than ever.”..
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