It took the election of Trump for Obama to see Republicans for what they are

I like Obama. My biggest knock against him has been that, being a decent person, he projects good faith onto Republicans when there is none. The election of Trump appears to have opened his eyes. (Eight years too late to do anything about it.)

“In a democracy, sometimes you’re going to win on those issues and sometimes you’re going to lose,” he said. “But there’s a difference between that normal functioning of politics and certain issues or certain moments where I think our core values may be at stake.”

Obama went on to detail situations that could present such a risk.

“I’d put in that category if I saw systematic discrimination being ratified in some fashion. I’d put in that category explicit or functional obstacles to people being able to vote, to exercise their franchise. I’d would put in that category institutional efforts to silence dissent, or the press,” he said. “And for me at least, I would put in that category efforts to round up kids who have grown up here and for all practical purposes are American kids and send them some place else.”