My hope and expectation is that regardless of what Donald Trump said during the campaign, he's going to have to look carefully… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Presidential elections always turn on personalities, they turn on how campaigns are run, they turn on natural desires for change. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
[Donald Trump] ran an extraordinarily unconventional campaign and it resulted in the biggest political upset in perhaps modern political history. American history. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As we keep up the pressure, our air campaign will continue to hit ISIL harder than ever. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You haven't seen a lot of turnover in my campaign. And the culture of my campaign is one in which I think… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I would not advise people who feel strongly or are concerned about some of the issues that have been raised during the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Together we can change our culture for the better by ending violence against women and girls, artists have a unique power to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington -- it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't think there's anybody who's run a campaign like [Donald Trump] successfully in modern history, not that I can think of.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I honor, we honor the service of John McCain, and I respect his many accomplishments, even if he chooses to deny mine.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
During the course of my presidency crime has been the lowest it's been probably since the '60s. Butyou wouldn't know it if… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you look at the current Mosul campaign against ISIL, for example the few thousand troops that we have there to support… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The Russians sought to interfere with the election process - that the cyber hacking that took place by the Russians was part… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It's a campaign strategy. He's all about getting the votes. I support gay marriage too, but Obama only does things to stir… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
For we have a choice in this country. We can accept a politics that breeds division, and conflict, and cynicism. We can… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
This counter-terrorism campaign will be waged through a steady, relentless effort to take out Isil wherever they exist, using our air power… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In the campaign back in 2007, 2008, people would say, "Oh, he's being naïve. He thinks that there's no red states and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that [Donald Trump] clearly was able to tap into a lot of grievances. And he has a talent for making… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We were very effective, and I was very effective, in shaping public opinion around my campaigns. But there were big stretches, while… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The fact is that I'm also friendly with Tom Coburn, one of the most conservative Republicans in the United States Senate, who,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Go back to - my first campaign for the United States Senate. I got a bunch of people now talking about inequality.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The other reason might be that you want to talk to voters when you've got seven primaries in seven days. Understand what's… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The terror attacks have reshaped the campaign and may have given another boost to Donald Trump. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The good news is I think there are a lot of young people certainly who were involved in my campaigns, and I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The campaign was a more significant training ground than I think people give it credit for. By the time I got here,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Who cares if it's a campaign strategy, and who are other people to say it's ridiculous? I'm not gay, but I strongly… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you. It belongs to you. I was never the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Inequality also distorts our democracy. It gives an outsized voice to the few who can afford high-priced lobbyists and unlimited campaign contributions,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I started as a community organizer. Every one of my campaigns was premised on getting new people involved. And if there's a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Yesterday, John McCain actually said that if he's president that he'll take on, and I quote, 'the old boys network in Washington.'… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We remember the specter of sectarian violence -- al Qaeda's attacks on mosques and pilgrims, militias that carried out campaigns of intimidation… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the things that you come pretty early on to understand in this job, and you start figuring out even during… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So here's what I want you to know, and here's what I want all our men and women in uniform to know: Because of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As opposed to getting into arguments about, well, these folks have been treated fairly so now we're going to be doing things that, very… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What we've said to the girls is: 'If you guys ever decide that you're going to get a tattoo, then mommy and me will… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
All of us take offense to anyone who reaps the rewards of living in America without taking on the responsibilities of living in America.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That is another theme in the book [Dreams from My Father]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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