Barack Obama - Protecting Democracy and Committment to Facts

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

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4.2 • 14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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“Democracy requires, by definition, getting along with people who don’t agree with you.” Former President Barack Obama discusses why he believes the youth turnout made all the difference in Democratic victories in the midterms; how globalization, disinformation, and the media infrastructure are contributing to the weakening of democracy globally; and what advice he has for Trevor after The Daily Show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Comedy Central.
0:02.0	Pfff.
0:03.0	Pfff.
0:04.0	I would guess tonight is he had to discuss the inaugural Obama Foundation Democracy Forum
0:14.6	and how he's training the next generation of young leaders in the U.S. and around the
0:19.2	world.
0:20.2	Please welcome the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama.
0:22.2	Thank you.
0:23.2	Thank you very much.
0:24.2	Thank you.
0:25.2	Thank you very much.
0:26.2	Thank you very much.
0:27.2	Yeah.
0:28.2	That's right.
0:29.2	I'm a...
0:30.2	I should have brought Michelle here so that she could...
0:32.2	Thank you very much.
0:33.2	Thank you very much.
0:34.2	Yeah.
0:35.2	That's right.
0:36.2	I'm a...
0:37.2	Thank you.
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