Barack Obama

I think Bill's points and Joe's points are important. You know, look. We all know America's not always lived up to its ideals. We got our warts, we got issues. But we do set the tone around the world. And part of what happened before Joe got elected, during that four year period, folks around the world started feeling as if

the ideals of human rights, freedom, democracy, that nobody was looking after that. Nobody was promoting that. Nobody was minding it. And people like Putin became emboldened. And you saw the Chinese and even countries that were democracies start backsliding because they do still look to America as an example of what they hope

the ideals of human rights, freedom, democracy, that nobody was looking after that. Nobody was promoting that. Nobody was minding it. And people like Putin became emboldened. And you saw the Chinese and even countries that were democracies start backsliding because they do still look to America as an example of what they hope

the ideals of human rights, freedom, democracy, that nobody was looking after that. Nobody was promoting that. Nobody was minding it. And people like Putin became emboldened. And you saw the Chinese and even countries that were democracies start backsliding because they do still look to America as an example of what they hope

a multi-racial, multi-ethnic, multi-religious big country can look like. That maybe people can still get along and act decently towards each other even if they don't all look the same and don't all talk the same and all come from the same place. That's what makes America exceptional.

a multi-racial, multi-ethnic, multi-religious big country can look like. That maybe people can still get along and act decently towards each other even if they don't all look the same and don't all talk the same and all come from the same place. That's what makes America exceptional.

a multi-racial, multi-ethnic, multi-religious big country can look like. That maybe people can still get along and act decently towards each other even if they don't all look the same and don't all talk the same and all come from the same place. That's what makes America exceptional.

And if you start getting into a situation in which we don't believe our own Declaration of Independence, if we're not acting on behalf of the things that we say we stand for, that has ripple effects all around the globe. And these guys are exactly right. I just came back from Europe, and every meeting I had, the only thing people were concerned about was

And if you start getting into a situation in which we don't believe our own Declaration of Independence, if we're not acting on behalf of the things that we say we stand for, that has ripple effects all around the globe. And these guys are exactly right. I just came back from Europe, and every meeting I had, the only thing people were concerned about was

And if you start getting into a situation in which we don't believe our own Declaration of Independence, if we're not acting on behalf of the things that we say we stand for, that has ripple effects all around the globe. And these guys are exactly right. I just came back from Europe, and every meeting I had, the only thing people were concerned about was

what's gonna happen in this next election because they understand what the stakes are.

what's gonna happen in this next election because they understand what the stakes are.

what's gonna happen in this next election because they understand what the stakes are.

You know, I will say, and Bill saw this begin to happen during his presidency, it then accelerated during my presidency, I have been surprised that there haven't been guardrails inside the Republican Party. Trump didn't surprise me. No. I mean, I'd like... It's a natural conclusion. No, I mean, you watch Trump's campaign, you watch his career. He's never changed.

You know, I will say, and Bill saw this begin to happen during his presidency, it then accelerated during my presidency, I have been surprised that there haven't been guardrails inside the Republican Party. Trump didn't surprise me. No. I mean, I'd like... It's a natural conclusion. No, I mean, you watch Trump's campaign, you watch his career. He's never changed.

You know, I will say, and Bill saw this begin to happen during his presidency, it then accelerated during my presidency, I have been surprised that there haven't been guardrails inside the Republican Party. Trump didn't surprise me. No. I mean, I'd like... It's a natural conclusion. No, I mean, you watch Trump's campaign, you watch his career. He's never changed.

If you know anybody who's... He's a huckster. I mean, he comes from New York. There's nobody in New York who does business with him. No. Or lend him money. He's not considered a serious guy here, but... So I was surprised he was elected, but I wasn't surprised in terms of his behavior.

If you know anybody who's... He's a huckster. I mean, he comes from New York. There's nobody in New York who does business with him. No. Or lend him money. He's not considered a serious guy here, but... So I was surprised he was elected, but I wasn't surprised in terms of his behavior.

If you know anybody who's... He's a huckster. I mean, he comes from New York. There's nobody in New York who does business with him. No. Or lend him money. He's not considered a serious guy here, but... So I was surprised he was elected, but I wasn't surprised in terms of his behavior.

I did expect, and I suspect Bill and Joe, you'd agree with this, that there would be some folks in the Republican Party who would say, no, you can't go that far. You can't start praising Putin and saying that his intelligence is better than The U.S. intelligence agencies.