Former President Barack Obama was in Miami today campaigning for Andrew Gillum and Bill Nelson, and he tried to throw some shade at the current president over honesty in office:
"When truth doesn't matter, when people can just lie with abandon, democracy can't work," former Pres. Obama says.
"And that's what's happening at the highest levels…And the only check on that behavior is you and your vote." https://t.co/GJUVapOgzo pic.twitter.com/xvZbkrFXAp
— ABC News (@ABC) November 2, 2018
Obama's going hard at Trump in Florida right now. Accuses him of "constant fear-mongering to distract."
"What we have not seen is politicians just blatantly, repeatedly, baldly, shamelessly lying — just making stuff up. That’s what they’re doing right now, all the time."
— Eric Bradner (@ericbradner) November 2, 2018
More Obama: "When words don’t mean anything, when truth doesn’t matter, when people can just lie with abandon, democracy can’t work."
He says Trump doesn't "actually accomplish things," instead opting to "just make stuff up." https://t.co/21mMiFx7pq
— Eric Bradner (@ericbradner) November 2, 2018
According to many tweeters, Obama should have sat that one out (not that he’d ever consider it). Obama accidentally poked himself in the eye wagging a finger over presidential honesty:
"If you like your health plan, you can keep your health plan. " –2013 Lie of the Yearhttps://t.co/lehqZ4tAkT
— Shane Styles (@shaner5000) November 2, 2018
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I don't think the guy who said you can keep your doctor and insurance plan if you like it gets to say this, even if he is correct.https://t.co/l9gM7sF9dA https://t.co/AZihVaAZ3I
— Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) November 2, 2018
2013’s “Lie of the Year” winner delivered his honesty speech without any pangs of self-awareness whatsoever.
If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan. If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. ?
— A Scott Ward Jr (@scottwardjr) November 2, 2018
And in no instance was this more true than when Obama told us, "If you like your plan, you can keep your plan. If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor."
So no wonder he knows all about this. https://t.co/NCPvybViTS
— It's Only Words (@itsonlywords) November 2, 2018
If you like your doctor you can keep your doctor ❌
if you like your health plan you can keep your health plan ❌
You are premiums will be going down❌
— RGoGoGo (@iRG99) November 2, 2018
Those, and then some.
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