Who didn’t feel pity for Hillary Clinton when she confessed in 2014 that she and her husband left the White House “not only dead broke, but in debt,” not to mention struggling to pay their mortgages and fund daughter Chelsea’s education?
They must have been doing something wrong, seeing as President Obama, speaking on the economy in Elkhart, Ind., Wednesday, made it clear that he is plenty well off and eager to pay more in taxes.
Pres also calls for wealthiest Americans be be taxed "a little bit more." "They can afford it," he says. "I can afford it."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/PostmasterBen/status/738101570315911173
https://twitter.com/Me_In_Jersey/status/738101347539681281
We’ll certainly miss having a policy wonk like President Obama in office who can present a specific economic plan that calls for the rich to pay “a little bit more” in taxes because “they can afford it.”
Obama sounds like he shares a lot of common ground with Donald Trump on that front, although the two-term president who never snapped out of campaign mode once again warned voters against electing Trump to succeed him.
Shifting into campaign cadence, Pres says when he hears working people will vote for Trump's plans, "then I want to have an intervention.”
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 1, 2016
Don't think GOP agenda is going to help you, Pres Obama tells his audience. "It's not designed to help you."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 1, 2016
The president might have a point there about the GOP agenda. Conservatives, though certainly not all Republicans, generally support an agenda that lifts the burdens imposed by government so that people can help themselves and each other with a minimum of interference.
Not surprisingly, the president’s trashing of the Republican party came soon after he insisted that “we” have to stop pitting Americans against each other.
"We've got to stop pitting working Americans against each other," says Pres Obama.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 1, 2016
and then he begins to rail against GOP, Trump and anyone who dares disagree with him?
— Chim Richalds (@Tbone5150) June 1, 2016
Pretty much. He genuinely can’t help himself.
holy….he has the nerve to say that? His whole tenure is built on pitting us against each other
— Chief (@Savy_fan) June 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/RealDonaldFlop/status/738099234734366721
Yes, and you should stop pitting class against class and race against race.
— Doug Spiker (@TaxSnafu) June 1, 2016
says the Divider-in-Chief…
— Dave Avery (@daveryfl) June 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/DebraJarvis2/status/738101371493220353
https://twitter.com/jtinfo/status/738099653212790784
The president’s return to Elkhart, where he held a town hall just 21 days into his first term, was meant to emphasize the economic progress made under his leadership and, in turn, urge voters to stay the course this fall.
Pres Obama ends his nearly hour-long speech urging people to build on the economic progress made on his watch.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 1, 2016
Building on the economic progress made on his watch? That would involve running up the national debt how many more trillions of dollars?
Pres stresses federal deficits reduced almost 75% on his watch. Doesn't mention National Debt up 81% during same period.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 1, 2016
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