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  "path": "/2026/02/17/obama-didnt-see-trump-coming/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-17T17:36:10.000Z",
  "site": "https://politicalwire.com",
  "tags": [
    "Obama legacy"
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  "textContent": "New York Times: “Mr. Obama and his team never saw Mr. Trump coming, as a new set of oral history interviews released on Tuesday makes abundantly clear. He was, to them, a ‘con man,’ a ‘clown,’ a ‘laughingstock.’ He was a thorn in the side with his birther lies and demagogic bloviating.” “But as it […]",
  "title": "Obama Didn’t See Trump Coming"
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