Barack Obama TORCHES Trump in CHICAGO SPEECH!!!

[0:00] Former President Barack Obama just delivered the knockout punch to Donald Trump in what [0:06] I think may have been one of Obama's best speeches yet. [0:10] He gave a speech at the opening of his presidential library. [0:14] He began by talking about how this nation on our 250th birthday should always remember [0:21] no kings. [0:23] Let's play this clip right here. [0:25] A declaration that we are all created equal, endowed by our creator with certain unalienable [0:32] rights, and that in the newly independent United States, there will be no kings or lords, [0:39] no serfs or subjects, but only citizens, each of us free to pursue our own version of happiness [0:48] and able to determine our collective fate to an elected representative government. [0:55] It had not been done. [0:56] Powerful words indeed. [1:00] Former President Obama then talked about how with everything going on in the world, I'm [1:05] not immune to anger or doubt, but I do know this, a powerful message that we should all [1:12] be listening to. [1:13] Let's play this clip. [1:17] I get it. [1:19] I am not immune to anger or doubt, but I do know this. [1:27] When we lose faith in each other, when we stop believing that voting matters, that citizenship [1:37] matters, that our collective voices matter, that how we treat each other no longer matters, [1:47] then we give away our power to decide our own futures. [1:50] We open the door to the most ruthless or the most careless or the most fearful among us who [2:03] see some groups and some people as more equal than others and see government as nothing more [2:12] than a way to divvy up the spoils and punish enemies and keep those who are different in [2:19] their place. [2:20] I do not believe that is the story of America that prevails in the end. [2:34] I don't believe it because for us to give up, for us to give in now, after all this country's [2:40] been through, to cynicism and division would be a betrayal of our founding ideas, a betrayal [2:48] of our faith. [2:49] And I remain convinced that the overwhelming majority of Americans feel the same way, that [2:58] as unsettled as we are, people aren't looking for perpetual anger and division. [3:05] They are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect that deep in our gut, we [3:13] want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away. [3:18] Former President Obama also talks about how when American foreign policy lives up to our [3:27] highest ideals, lives up to our values, when we champion human rights and democracy, we [3:34] can take the lead in very important ways. [3:37] And obviously, he's building a major contrast here between himself and Donald Trump. [3:44] Let's play it. [3:45] Yes, America has made its share of foreign policy mistakes. [3:56] Our actions have not always matched our rhetoric. [4:01] We've learned that we can't solve every conflict or solve or stop every atrocity around the globe. [4:08] But at our best, the United States has been an undeniable force for good in the world. [4:15] And what I heard on every continent as president is that when America, when American foreign policy [4:23] lives up to our highest ideals, when we champion human rights and democracy and the sound [4:29] stewardship of our planet, when we take the lead in eradicating disease and feeding the hungry and [4:38] educating children, when we encourage cooperation between nations instead of trying to dominate [4:48] and bully and squeeze every advantage just because we can and most of all, when we show through our [4:57] example here at home that even a country as big and diverse as ours can make democracy work, it turns [5:06] out all nations, including ours, become more prosperous and secure and the world gets a little bit brighter. [5:15] And then he goes in to talk about forming a more perfect union, how our founders in the Declaration of [5:30] Independence and in the Constitution made some major errors, some catastrophic ones. [5:37] However, they left a framework for future generations to perfect the union. [5:45] Here, play this clip. [5:46] To pursue our own version of happiness and able to determine our collective fate to an elected [5:54] representative government, it had not been done. And because it hadn't been done before, [6:03] the success of this experiment was never a given. In forming our union, the founders [6:12] fell terribly short of the declaration's promise, leaving slavery intact, allowing states to restrict [6:21] the franchise to white men who own property. But in drafting a constitution and a bill of rights, [6:31] they did have the foresight, the genius to provide us with a framework that allows each generation [6:38] to make our union more perfect. And over more than two centuries, through petitions and protests, [6:48] marches and strikes, moral appeals from the pulpit and conversations at the family dinner table. 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And at the Presidential Library, the exhibits reflect unfinished work. It's candid and honest [9:00] about mistakes that were made. Let's play this clip. Now, of course, we did not accomplish everything [9:07] we set out to do. No administration does. Some of the exhibits reflect unfinished business. In some cases, [9:18] my own shortcomings and mistakes. In some cases, because as a sign I kept on the Resolute Desk Red, [9:27] hard things are hard. And that's especially true in a big, raucous, diverse, argumentative democracy like [9:41] the United States of America. Everybody's got an opinion. And that means getting stuff done [9:51] involves reconciling the demands of a couple of hundred million people. Democracy can be frustrating. [10:03] It can be slow. It can be inefficient. And yet more than anything, I hope this center will serve [10:12] as an affirmation of just how special, how precious our democracy truly is. And remind us what we can [10:21] achieve when we embrace our shared responsibilities as citizens. And then former President Obama talks [10:33] about how the exhibits here are focused not just on policies, but our shared values. Let's play it right [10:42] here. Lincoln's Bible and a pamphlet by Ida B. Wells, suffragist buttons and a hard hat worn by FDR's [10:51] Labor Secretary, Francis Perkins. And it's why the exhibits here focus not just on policies, [10:59] but on the shared values that make democracy possible. A belief in the intrinsic dignity and [11:09] worth of all people. And that no one is above the law or beneath its protection. A belief in checks and [11:19] balances in our government and an accountability that comes with an independent judiciary and a robust [11:25] free press. A belief that our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president [11:35] or political party, but to the people and our constitution. A belief in the peaceful transfer of [11:44] power after the people have spoken in fair and free elections, recognizing that in a large, [11:49] complicated society like ours, no group or faction gets its way a hundred percent of the time. And [11:59] a belief that qualities of character, honesty, integrity, kindness, compassion, a sense of duty [12:11] and honor. Those things matter in our public dealings, just as they do in our private lives. [12:20] These are not, these are the values and traditions I believe in. And they are not Republican or Democratic [12:34] values. They're American values. We can all share regardless of party values. Every president here [12:42] today, as different as we are, has tried our best to uphold values that John McCain and Mitt Romney [12:50] believed in no less than I did. It is our greatest inheritance. And Obama talks about a declaration that [12:59] we are all created equal, as I showed you at the outset of this video. Let's play it and remind us what we can [13:06] achieve when we embrace our shared responsibilities as citizens. And since we're a few weeks away from [13:21] America's 250th birthday, it is worth remembering just how radical the whole idea of self-government [13:29] really was back in 1776. To that point, human history was a tale of conquest and caste and rigid [13:42] hierarchies. A world where the strong dominated the weak, where power and wealth and status flowed through [13:51] lineage. And the many were ruled by the few. But out of the fire and steel of a revolution, [14:04] a different story took flight. On this continent, a declaration that we are all created equal, [14:13] endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights, and that in the newly independent United [14:18] States, there will be no kings or lords, no serfs or subjects, but only citizens, each of us free to [14:28] pursue our own version of happiness and able to determine our collective fate to an elected [14:36] representative government. It had not been done. And because it hadn't been done before, the success [14:46] of this experiment was never a given. In forming our union, the founders... Powerful words indeed. [14:56] And here's what he said about the speech that was just delivered by former First Lady Michelle Obama [15:02] that I also put on this feed on the Midas Touch Network. And this is just, you know, just the humanity, [15:10] just being, just being real with us. I miss this. I miss this. Let's play this clip. [15:16] To Michelle, she did me wrong. She wouldn't let me see her speech. She knew she was going to mess me [15:35] up and she did it anyway, but she's always made me better. And I could not be more grateful. [15:48] And to Sasha and Malia, what can I say? You mean everything to me. [15:53] You have it, folks. Let me know what you thought about that speech by former President Barack Obama. [16:03] Powerful, powerful stuff. Hit subscribe. Help us get to 7 million subscribers. [16:09] Want to stay plugged in? Become a subscriber to our sub stack at MidasPlus.com. [16:13] You'll get daily recaps from Ron Filipkowski, ad-free episodes of our podcast, [16:17] and more exclusive content only available at MidasPlus.com.