| Clip Of Former President Obama Remarks in Urbana, Illinois
Report Video IssueFormer President Obama Calls President Trump "Symptom, Not the Cause" of Resentments
2018-09-07T12:19:01-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/902/20180907122026001_hd.jpgIn a speech at the University of Illinois in Urbana, where he received an award for ethics in government, former President Obama spoke about the political resentments in the country. He said that "progress doesn't just move in a straight line," warning that "each time we've gotten closer to our ideals, someone somewhere pushes back." He accused President Trump of capitalizing on people's resentments amid a time of global change and upheaval, but said that "it did not start with Donald Trump. He is a symptom, not the cause."
In a speech at the University of Illinois in Urbana, where he received an award for ethics in government, former President Obama spoke about… read more
In a speech at the University of Illinois in Urbana, where he received an award for ethics in government, former President Obama spoke about the political resentments in the country. He said that "progress doesn't just move in a straight line," warning that "each time we've gotten closer to our ideals, someone somewhere pushes back." He accused President Trump of capitalizing on people's resentments amid a time of global change and upheaval, but said that "it did not start with Donald Trump. He is a symptom, not the cause." close
People in this video
- Tim Killeen President University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Barack Obama U.S. President (Former) United States
- Amaury Saulsberry Student University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign