Obama Took On Recession, Health Care and Iraq. What He Didn’t See Coming Was Trump.
- Posted on February 17, 2026
- United States Politics And Government
- By The New York Times
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Obama Took On Recession, Health Care and Iraq. What He Didn’t See Coming Was Trump.
A new set of oral history interviews documents how Barack Obama and his advisers missed the shifting mood of the country that would ultimately replace him with a successor they considered a “con man,” “clown” and “laughingstock.” continue reading...