Obama rips into Trump in Arizona: His idea of 'freedom' is 'getting away with stuff'

Former President Barack Obama rallied a crowd on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris along with Senate candidate Ruben Gallego in Tucson, Arizona, on Friday, detailing what he sees as Donald Trump's selfish vision for America.

"One of those values that Ruben shares and is talked a lot about in the campaign is freedom," said Obama. "So I want to talk a little about that. I do not think we've ever had an election with candidates who understand freedom so differently."

"For Donald Trump and his cronies, freedom means that the powerful can do whatever they please," Obama continued. "That's his definition of freedom. I want to fire workers for trying to organize a union, I should be free to do so. They want the freedom to throw out votes if they lose an election. They want to control what women can and can't do to their bodies. In other words, for Trump, freedom is getting away with stuff."

"It's like he said in the middle of the pandemic," said Obama. "When he said, 'I do not take any responsibility at all.' I'm not sure any American president has ever uttered those words other than Donald Trump. People were dying. Hospitals overrun. I do not take any responsibility at all. That's his idea of freedom! I do what I want, and I'm not responsible for anything."

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In contrast, Obama added, "We have a broader idea of freedom."

"We believe in the freedom to provide for our families if we're willing to work," said Obama. "The freedom to breathe clean air and drink clean water. The freedom to send our kids to school without worrying if they'll come home safe. We believe that true freedom gives each of us the right to make decisions about our own lives. How we worship, who we marry, what our family looks like. And we also believe that freedom requires us to recognize that other people have the freedom to make different choices, and it doesn't make them bad people, it doesn't make them evil people, it doesn't make them enemies of the state."

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