Barack Obama Quotes


I think Republicans now are recognizing that [Obamacare cancellation] may not be what the American people, including even [Donald] Trump voters, are looking for. And my hope is that the president-elect, members of Congress from both parties look at, "Where have we objectively made progress, where things are working better?" Don't undo things just because I did them. I don't have pride of authorship.


Citations

Obama, Barack. "Press Conference by the President." Obama White House Archives, 14 Nov. 2016.

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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
  • Born: August 4, 1961
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: President

Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.