“I knew I wasn’t going to win over any voters by labeling my opponents racist,” former President @BarackObama wrote in his book.
“How do you decide when the cost of that kind of truth outweighs the value of it?” @EzraKlein asked him during their interview. nyti.ms/34IpAkN
“How do you decide when the cost of that kind of truth outweighs the value of it?” @EzraKlein asked him during their interview. nyti.ms/34IpAkN
“There were times where calling it out would have given me great satisfaction personally. But it wouldn’t have necessarily won the political day in terms of me getting a bill passed,” @BarackObama told @EzraKlein. nyti.ms/3wQU9kj 
“I think that, a lot of times, one of the ways I would measure it would be: is it more important for me to tell a basic historical truth, let’s say, about racism in America right now?” said @BarackObama. nyti.ms/3wQU9kj
“I think there were times where supporters of mine would get frustrated if I wasn’t being as forthright about certain things as I might otherwise be,” said @BarackObama.
Listen to the full Obama interview on The @EzraKlein Show: nyti.ms/3wQU9kj
Listen to the full Obama interview on The @EzraKlein Show: nyti.ms/3wQU9kj
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