President Obama: "I was also intent on following a wise American tradition of ex-presidents gracefully exiting the political stage and making room for new voices and new ideas." ... Here we go
"It did not start with Donald Trump. He is a symptom not the case. He is just capitalizing on what politicians have been fanning for years."
Obama striking an unmistakable populist tone here: "[Backlash to progress is] manufactured by the powerful & the privileged who want to keep us divided & keep us angry & keep us cynical b/c it helps them maintain the status quo and keep their power and keep their privilege."
This may be the punchiest line from Obama so far on Trump. He ticks off household income rates rising, uninsured rates going down when he left & says: "I mention all this just so you hear how great the economy is doing right now, let's just remember when this recovery started."
