Barack Obama in the Trump Era
Barack Obama, though frequently called upon to rescue the Democratic Party from the Trump era, insists he is already doing more than any modern ex-president while grappling with personal and political tensions about his role. His legacy is shaped not by nostalgia but by a deliberate effor
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