Former President Barack Obama bragged Joe Biden is “finishing the job” he started during his tenure in the White House.
Obama made the comments during an interview with the New York Times released on Tuesday.
“I think that what we’re seeing now, is Joe and the administration are essentially finishing the job,” he said. “And I think it’ll be an interesting test.”
Obama notes that “ninety percent of the folks who were there in my administration” are now continuing the mission under Biden, following through on policies such as the Obama climate change or health care agendas.
“If they’re successful over the next four years, as I think they will be, I think that will have an impact,” Obama believes.
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— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 1, 2021
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Biden Is ‘Finishing the Job’ Obama Started
Obama bragging that President Biden is “finishing the job” is precisely what you would expect from the man who likes to keep the focus on himself at all times.
But he also went so far as to take credit for the historic economic boom in the United States under his successor, former President Donald Trump.
“Let’s say a Democrat, a Joe Biden, or Hillary Clinton had immediately succeeded me, and the economy suddenly has 3% unemployment, I think we would have consolidated the sense that, ‘Oh, actually these policies that Obama put in place worked,’ he claimed.
Obama hinted that voters couldn’t quite understand that Trump’s economy was essentially spurred on by his own brilliant policies.
“The fact that Trump interrupts essentially the continuation of our policies, but still benefits from the economic stability and growth that we had initiated, means people aren’t sure,” he said without evidence.
“Well, gosh, unemployment’s 3.5% under Donald Trump.”
In my final section on “The DNA of the Democrats,” I show how Biden, even in his short tenure to date, combines the ineptitude of the Carter administration with the malevolence and gangsterism of the Obama era–a toxic combination that could vanquish the American dream itself. pic.twitter.com/Od30Y76gJ4
— Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) May 31, 2021
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Trump Destroyed Obama’s Flimsy Legacy
Ah, can’t you see what Obama is saying here?
Those rust-belt rubes aren’t bright enough to understand the nuances of the Obama economy. An economy that stalled the recovery and was only unleashed by his successor through de-regulation and lower taxes.
Not to mention, Barack’s consistent claims that the economic boom between 2017 and the start of the pandemic was due to his policies fly in the face of what actual economists have said.
In 2018, the Wall Street Journal surveyed 68 economists and asked them who deserved credit at that time for the uptick in the economy.
Most “suggested Mr. Trump’s election deserves at least some credit.”
“Happily for President Trump, the pros agree with him,” The Hill wrote at the time. “A recent survey of economists suggest it is President Trump, and not Obama, who should be taking a bow.”
.@Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn: “As a businessperson I just applaud this economy… You need to give this President the merit of being the main person responsible for the economy.” #SundayFutures pic.twitter.com/8NQbZYEaBv
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 14, 2018
According to a book written by New York Times chief White House correspondent Peter Baker in 2019, Obama viewed Trump’s election in 2016 as a ‘personal insult’ to his legacy.
“Obama may not have been on the ballot, but it was hard not to see the vote as a ‘personal insult,’ as he had called it on the campaign trail,” Baker wrote. “This stings,” [Obama] said. “This hurts.”
.@BarackObama found himself shocked by the election results, thinking before Nov. 8 there was “no way Americans would turn on him” and “[h]is legacy, he felt, was in safe hands.”
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) May 3, 2019
Now, Obama feels compelled to return to bragging about his legacy once more with Biden in office ‘finishing the job.’
He is, as the New York Times writes, “completing the policy changes begun in the Obama administration.”
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and just what is that Biden destroying Americans lives well you are doing a bag up job of continuing what obama almost did thanks to Trump we had 4 great years
Just like Joe Biden, and with his cognitive decline, it's accurate to call him…"lame" Brain.
I agree with you, Obama….Biden IS destroying the country.
For making this country worse than it's ever been.
Between the two of you I don't know who's the worst president now. The only thing both of you have ever done for OUR country is make it worse.
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Go Bears!
No Name = No Shame = No Brain
No Name = No Shame = No Brain
I listened to his so-called speech. He is a disgrace to our once great Country! What a f**king moron!!! We are the laughing stock or the world. He is too braindead to see that obama (doesn't deserve a capital O!) is USING him to further divide this Country. Can't wait to see him GONE!!!
This guy is as full of himself as he is full of shiff.
Yes Obama we are seeing and feeling the economy you left President Trump.
I am referring to $4 plus dollars a gallon of gas and along with higher food prices. Yes your green jobs are really producing economic growth. Those higher electricity prices have made for fewer homes affording A/C this summer.
You were the greatest Obama at SCREWING THINGS UP. GOOD JOB.
Point of fact is Biden is NOT finishing what Obama started. Hell, Biden brought back most of the Obama administration and Biden is NOT making the decisions, Obama is, its his shadow government and Biden is HIS puppet and I believe most all of AMERICA knows it. Democrats will not succeed and they will pay a very heavy price in upcoming elections.
Why yes he's finishing the job you where doing ruining our country just like you was doing obumma making racism a predominate talking point so the people won't trust anyone or anything and the media keeps everyone aware and don't forget that obumma is a muslim that's why joe not backing Israel things have to change
Of course Obama is happy with Biden doing his dirty work. He wants to destroy this country. He is a closet Muslin. Why do you think he sent so much money to Iran? He wanted them to help Biden or the next democrat, whichever came first.
He is a BIGGER A HOLE as i had exspected
Where's Hunter?
obama's hate for Trump is obvious,this smug arrogant obama viewed himself,as most narcissists do,as the greatest ever in his position !! it took Trump one year to expose to the whole world just how corrupt and incompetent obama was and of course this thin skinned sissy thru a temper tantrum !! Trump's booming economy angered obama after years claiming our GDP at 2-21/2 percent was the norm,jobs never coming back !! obama belongs in prison for treason and crimes against America !!
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from one turd to another
Obama does not care about our Country, this m0nkey muzlim is hell bent on destroying 0ur country. He is a George Soros' puppet and c0ock sucker.
Obama is a traitor, this loser needs to be arrested and send his ozz to Gitmo!
Where is the Military who took an Oath to protect the Constitution against idiots like Obama who are traitors of our country? This POS should have been arrested and dealt with a long time ago!
Bahaha. You demorats put the D in delusional. Obama's economy was trash. Obamacare was trash. Obama was trash. You're trash. Byeee ?
And when the country fails, guess who we'll be coming after……they'll be no place to hide
Guess cancel culture got to it although who edits or cancels the culture.
You are so out of touch and brainwashed with fake news. Get the facts straight and wake up!
He will be in Gitmo soon.
So tell me, where do !d!ots like you come from?
You are a very stool-pee person, you too should be sent to Gitmo for the traitor that you are.
Why is this site censoring my comments? We are still a free country and have our 1st Amendment of freedom of speech! So please honor our 1st Amendment!
Hunter is long gone there's nothing we can do for him , he's a poor excuse for a man
Everyone knows thanks to joKe bidet BO won, joKe can win without campaigning and in the basement if BO was running by himself he will never have WON.
When Obama was in office Biden was holding his ankles for him. Now that Biden is in office, he is still holding his ankles for Obama…Actually Obama is George Soros's but puppet!!
Jimmy Carter is ecstatic now because he's finally the 3rd worst President behind Obama and Biden.
Mr Biden with his ineptitude and totally corrupt administration are trying to nail the coffin shut on the greatest nation ever formed and are destroying the very meaning of democracy. Obama was the worst non President we have ever suffered under until his now demented Vice President reached the White House. Now Mr Biden with his ineptitude and corrupt administration
We already knew that when he was elected.. Where's Hunter?
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A steal is not a voter mistake. Yes we have SOME dumb voters, but not that many.
Maybe Joe Biden Finished Obama and send him to South America so the headhunter can eat him for dinner
Obiden is a Communist!
The continuation of failed policies from one Ne'er-do-well to another
Ne'er-do-well…only the current one appears to be contending with a lobotomy.
Well, Obama is still full of himself. No surprise there. But he is right in that Biden is trying to finish destroying our country. But…we are no going to let him.
obama makes me want to PUKE!! This is his third term through Biden!! Think about it!!
Yup, Obama and Biden who I refer to as the Country DIVIDERS! They are, in my opinion, two totally self serving bloviating losers!
Obama brought back the failed Republican economy, got your sick butt a health plan and he got Bin Laden the republicans had 10 years to get did nothing. Celebrating Deadbeat Trump's demise. Yea!!
Biden is doing what Obama feared to do because of the optics of a black man doing it.
Resident Biden certainly _is_ finishing what Obama started–but God has plans to interrupt it, because he and Kamala did not get into office legally. Saul part 1, David, and Saul part 2… God will have the last word in this!
I'd be glad to destroy your lyin' legacy, O'Biden!
Only if the voting machines are changed.
Biden will finish the job of destroying America. I cannot believe that Obama is stupid enough not to see the coming train wreck, unless he wants it to happen. Once the American economy fails we are in deep dutch.
Maybe you and Joe will be on trial for treason at the same time.
Obama Nation III is worse than King George III
Obama should be happy because he was the worst president ever until biden came along and stole that title from him!
they're making a mess and many of these radical changes will damage the Country permanently…..the voters made a seriously bad mistake. Don't ever tell me again that the American people are smart…….too much emotion, not enough common sense
No surprise here