'I did warn you all' about Trump, Obama says

The Manila Times

'I did warn you all' about Trump, Obama says  Democratic norms in the United States are buckling under pressure from the Trump administration as Republicans in Congress, the Supreme Court and business leaders refuse to check President Donald Trump's "autocratic impulses," former President Barack Obama says during a speech in Norfolk, Virginia. "I will admit, it's worse than even I expected, but I did warn you all," Obama says as he campaigns for Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic nominee for Virginia governor, ahead of a November 4 election.  VARIOUS SOURCES / AFP  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe Visit our website at [https://www.manilatimes.net](https://www.manilatimes.net/)  Follow us: Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion  Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital  Check out our Podcasts: Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #TheManilaTimes #WorldNews

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00:00President Obama

00:18Leigh!

00:24President Obama

00:26see some of this coming.

00:30I will admit it's worse than even I expected, but I did warn you all, I did.

00:40You can run the tape.

00:45And by the way, he warned you too, because he said what he was going to do.

00:50I am worried about how quickly basic democratic rules and norms have been weakened.

00:56I am worried about how willing Republicans in Congress have been to surrender their role

01:02as members of a co-equal branch of government, refusing to buck the President even when they

01:08know he's out of line.

01:11I worry about a Supreme Court that, so far at least, has shown no willingness to check

01:16this administration's excesses, even when those actions break legal precedent and seem

01:23to defy the bedrock principle that no one is above the law.

01:29I worry about how readily not just business leaders, but others with influence in law firms

01:35and universities have been willing to bend the knee to this President's autocratic impulses

01:42to avoid retribution or protect profits or simply to avoid controversy.

01:49And I worry sometimes how we've come to accept this as normal.

02:01It's just a big deal.

02:02It's a big deal.

02:02Let's go.

02:04Seriously, I think we have a strong team here.

02:05We can find that what true policies have been taken.

02:06Let's go.

02:06It's a big deal.

02:07Let's go.

02:08You're going to do that.

02:09You're going to be the right for them.

02:11Yeah.

02:12That's the reason why you're��니 to make the parents last year.

02:14That's how you're doing.

02:17The right thing you're doing can't do so.

02:20You're still enjoying your life.

02:21To help you.

02:22Especially not to be a pastor.

02:23It's not to be a pastor.

02:25I'm a pastor.

02:26It's a new family member where you can do it.

02:27I'm a teacher.

02:28I'm a pastor.

02:29I'm a pastor.

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