Obama brags in Canada: My team never experienced s
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Obama brags in Canada: My team never experienced scandal, made 'mistakes of integrity'
March 06, 2019
Former President Barack Obama boasted on Tuesday that his team never made "mistakes of integrity."
At a sold-out event in Vancouver, Obama never mentioned his successor, President Trump, but he continued a pattern of thinly veiled swipes directed at the current administration that were peppered throughout a two-day Canadian speaking tour.
“The nature of things that wind up on your desk are by definition things that other people find unsolvable. For all the mistakes we made, we didn’t make mistakes of integrity, and I’m proud that we left office without a scandal," Obama said when asked about the hardships of being president, according to The Georgia Straight.
This isn't the first time Obama has asserted that his administration was not rocked by scandal, which stands in stark contrast to what has been stated by his critics, particularly in conservative circles, who long assailed Obama and his associates for matters such as Hillary Clinton's unauthorized email server and the 2012 Benghazi attack.
"We didn't have a scandal that embarrassed us," he said at a private event in 2018, adding, "I know that seems like a low bar."
Back in November 2016, Obama was a little more hesitant as his tenure in the White House was winding down, telling reporters, “I am very proud of the fact that we will — knock on wood — leave this administration without significant scandal."
Talk of integrity was a centerpiece of Obama's speaking engagements throughout Canada on Monday and Tuesday.
He told a crowd in Winnipeg on Monday that integrity was one of four key elements integral to putting together a successful team.
Although he steered clear of discussing the 2020 campaign, Obama said his former Vice President Joe Biden, who is considering a bid for the White House, was exemplary in his dedication to integrity.
Obama's comments come as special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation winds down and inquiries into Trump run by the Southern District of New York and Democrat-led House committees heat up.
Although he never drew a direct line to Trump, Obama took a number of subtle swipes at the current administration, said these are "challenging times" and questioning the ability of the U.S. to handle a crisis in a "common sense, practical way."
Still, Obama didn't count out hope — a central tenant of his campaign rhetoric.
Pointing to young people and the next generation of leaders, Obama talked about using his "third act" to "train a million Baracks and Michelles who are running around thinking they can change the world."
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/obama...-integrity
March 06, 2019
Former President Barack Obama boasted on Tuesday that his team never made "mistakes of integrity."
At a sold-out event in Vancouver, Obama never mentioned his successor, President Trump, but he continued a pattern of thinly veiled swipes directed at the current administration that were peppered throughout a two-day Canadian speaking tour.
“The nature of things that wind up on your desk are by definition things that other people find unsolvable. For all the mistakes we made, we didn’t make mistakes of integrity, and I’m proud that we left office without a scandal," Obama said when asked about the hardships of being president, according to The Georgia Straight.
This isn't the first time Obama has asserted that his administration was not rocked by scandal, which stands in stark contrast to what has been stated by his critics, particularly in conservative circles, who long assailed Obama and his associates for matters such as Hillary Clinton's unauthorized email server and the 2012 Benghazi attack.
"We didn't have a scandal that embarrassed us," he said at a private event in 2018, adding, "I know that seems like a low bar."
Back in November 2016, Obama was a little more hesitant as his tenure in the White House was winding down, telling reporters, “I am very proud of the fact that we will — knock on wood — leave this administration without significant scandal."
Talk of integrity was a centerpiece of Obama's speaking engagements throughout Canada on Monday and Tuesday.
He told a crowd in Winnipeg on Monday that integrity was one of four key elements integral to putting together a successful team.
Although he steered clear of discussing the 2020 campaign, Obama said his former Vice President Joe Biden, who is considering a bid for the White House, was exemplary in his dedication to integrity.
Obama's comments come as special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation winds down and inquiries into Trump run by the Southern District of New York and Democrat-led House committees heat up.
Although he never drew a direct line to Trump, Obama took a number of subtle swipes at the current administration, said these are "challenging times" and questioning the ability of the U.S. to handle a crisis in a "common sense, practical way."
Still, Obama didn't count out hope — a central tenant of his campaign rhetoric.
Pointing to young people and the next generation of leaders, Obama talked about using his "third act" to "train a million Baracks and Michelles who are running around thinking they can change the world."
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/obama...-integrity
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