Obama expresses hope that 'political darkness' will spark 'great awakening' in US
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(27 Oct 2018) Former President Barack Obama criticized President Donald Trump's tenure in office Friday in a fiery speech in Detroit that took aim at him and other Republicans for "making stuff up." The speech was among Obama's sharpest and most direct takedowns of Trump's presidency, although the former president was careful to not mention Trump by name. He said the character of the United States is on the ballot in the first midterm election since President Donald Trump took office. Campaigning at a Detroit high school for Michigan Democrats on Friday, Obama told a crowd of thousands that the "only check on bad behavior is you and your vote." He criticised Trump and the policies enacted by the Republican-led Congress and said while he supports the Democrats' agenda, there's something bigger at stake in the coming election. Obama cited a recent Trump comment that he would pass a tax cut before the November election. Obama then told the crowd that "Congress isn't even in session before the election! Just made stuff up." Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/48d7958ece186a26892d66ca9015f6e2
