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President Obama debunked the myth of Donald Trump as a blue collar populist while rallying voters in Ohio for Hillary Clinton.
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The President said:
Apparently, in a speech yesterday, he started talking about global elites that there was a conspiracy of global elites. This is a guy who spent all of his time hanging around trying to convince everybody that he was a global elite. Talking about how great his buildings are. How luxurious, and how rich he is, and flying around everywhere. All he had time for was celebrities. And now, suddenly, he’s acting like he’s a populist out there. Man, I’m gonna fight for working people. C’mon, man. You wanna know what somebody’s gonna do? Look what they’ve been doing their whole lives.
In less than three-quarters of a minute, President Obama debunked the myth of Donald Trump blue collar populist and reinforced the idea that the Republican nominee is an out of touch reality television star who is only interested in celebrity.
Donald Trump is a man whose life has been dedicated to advancing his personal fame and wealth. Trump’s career has been about making himself famous. Before there was reality television, Trump was reality TV.
The idea that Donald Trump is going to fight for, or even give a second thought to working people if he wins the White House is absurd.
President Obama is on a different level than Trump. This generation’s greatest political talent is focusing his attention on the most fatally flawed presidential nominee in decades, and the outcome is not pretty for Republicans.
Hillary Clinton is deploying her secret weapon, and the result is pure devastation for Donald Trump.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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