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Barack Obama sharply criticized Donald Trump’s presidency during a speech at Hamilton College, condemning attacks on the press, immigration crackdowns, and threats to civil liberties.

He called it “unimaginable” that Trump’s actions—such as barring the AP and threatening law firms—would have been tolerated under past presidents.

Obama warned that Trump’s behavior, though “goofy,” poses real danger, and he labeled Trump a “wannabe dictator.”

He also referenced former Trump aide John Kelly’s “fascist” remark and urged Americans not to mistake chaos for leadership.

  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 day ago

    Which is also why term limits (in many cases) are low-key a terrible idea, despite sounding great on the surface.

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      22 hours ago

      I feel like something where you have an age cutoff would be good though we shouldn’t have people that would be retired in any other position be hoarding the power from people that are younger.

      Maybe link it to social security? Not sure what the best method to do it would be considering that medical advances hopefully mean that people will live longer and healthier lives.