I'm the president of the United States. I'm not the emperor of the United States. — 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
My hope is Donald Trump makes things better. And if he does, we'll all benefit from it. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Donald Trump is somebody who I think likes to mix it up and to have a vigorous debate. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm never surprised by controversies that are whipped up in Washington. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
[This upset] means that means Donald Trump now has to transition to governance. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If everybody voted, then it would completely change the political map in this country. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think where I get frustrated at times was the belief that the president can do anything if he just decides he… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You always hear about waste and abuse in Washington. And usually it doesn't mean much, because nobody ever finds where that waste… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That's Good.!!! If {_My Daughter_} Make A Mistake. I Don't Want Tham Punished With A Baby 'Barack Obama' — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Just listen to what Mr. [Donald] Trump has to say and make your own judgment with respect to how confident you feel… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton possesses an extraordinary intelligence and a remarkable work ethic. I am proud that she will be our next secretary of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the things I advised Donald Trump to do was to make sure that, before he commits to certain courses of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I see Donald Trump as a phenomenon of an expression of certain fears, certain resentments, that have been a running thread in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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
It's probably a prerequisite for the job, or at least you have to have enough craziness to think that you can do… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What I want to try to do is unify the two wings of the Democratic Party. What's considered the more progressive wing… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My hope is that the president-elect [Donald Trump] coming in takes a similarly constructive approach, finding areas where we can cooperate with… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There's no doubt that I'm a better president now than when I first took office. This is not a job where there's… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the issues the Democrats have to be clear on is the given population distribution across the country. We have to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our kids grew up here [in the White House]. Some of our best friends have been made here in this place. There… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise. But when Governor Romney and his allies in Congress tell… — 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
When you see a Donald Trump and a Bernie Sanders, very unconventional candidates, have considerable success, then obviously there's something there that's… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There are times where I'd say the Oval Office, you use to gather the facts. The decisions you probably make late at… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I haven't been sorting through each and every aspect of this. Here's what I know: Hillary Clinton was an outstanding Secretary of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“The stakes involved in Washington policy debates are often so high-- whether we send our young men and women to war; whether… — 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
When I talked to [Donald Trump] about - our intelligence agencies, what I've said to him is - is that there are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I found during the course of my political career on the national scene there's a point where the vanity burns away and… — 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
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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