Barack Obama

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.

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.

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.

Well, you know, I think that we can't discount... the fact that the world's changing quick. And when the world changes quick, people get scared and they get confused. And we had a historic recession in 2008, 2009, where the financial system almost collapses. We'd obviously already gone through 9-11. You got globalization, you have suddenly people feeling as if they're losing manufacturing jobs.

Well, you know, I think that we can't discount... the fact that the world's changing quick. And when the world changes quick, people get scared and they get confused. And we had a historic recession in 2008, 2009, where the financial system almost collapses. We'd obviously already gone through 9-11. You got globalization, you have suddenly people feeling as if they're losing manufacturing jobs.

Well, you know, I think that we can't discount... the fact that the world's changing quick. And when the world changes quick, people get scared and they get confused. And we had a historic recession in 2008, 2009, where the financial system almost collapses. We'd obviously already gone through 9-11. You got globalization, you have suddenly people feeling as if they're losing manufacturing jobs.

Some of the towns in Illinois where I was representing, Arkansas where Bill was working, you see people starting to feel like they're losing status. suddenly you've got the internet and social media and people are being flooded with all kinds of stuff and they don't know how to sort it all out.

Some of the towns in Illinois where I was representing, Arkansas where Bill was working, you see people starting to feel like they're losing status. suddenly you've got the internet and social media and people are being flooded with all kinds of stuff and they don't know how to sort it all out.

Some of the towns in Illinois where I was representing, Arkansas where Bill was working, you see people starting to feel like they're losing status. suddenly you've got the internet and social media and people are being flooded with all kinds of stuff and they don't know how to sort it all out.