As the Democratic primary narrows to a two-person race, there are new clues that President Obama is getting more involved behind the scenes — while avoiding any formal endorsement. MSNBC's Ari Melber reports on how Obama is engaging, from talking to Pete Buttigieg before he endorsed Biden to huddling with longtime advisers, leading some Democrats to ponder how much Obama could become a factor in the 2020 race against President Trump. Steve Phillips, host of “Democracy in Color” podcast, discusses Obama’s influence on the 2020 race, arguing “Biden doesn’t really need Obama’s endorsement any more than he already has it” as he “was the vice president to the first black president of this country.” (This interview is from MSNBC’s “The Beat with Ari Melber, a news show covering politics, law and culture airing nightly at 6pm ET on MSNBC. ). Aired on 3/5/2020.
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Trump Nightmare? Obama Joins Democratic Effort In 2020 | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC
Obama is a Great American.
Trump is SO bad we were forced to Impeach him.
@Legend Bartlett yeah about what we have no idea
Maddvp24 lmao that’s why he tried to give the people healthcare? I see what you tried to do but it didn’t work. How many time Obama got impeached?🤣🤣🤣 you are a whole clown.
@Legend Bartlett is that why his created a healthcare program that cost 37 million people their healthcare and had to spread lies about saving money
@snoop alert tagged the wrong person I do not support trump I know Obama has done a lot for the us
@snoop alert trumps spread multiple lies unlike Obama who wasn’t impeached
Obama has more influence on elections as an ex-president than Trump has as a current president. Speaks volumes…
Hmmm, Trump became president thanks to Obama’s influence last election then.
science wins WRONG! Nice try…
@science wins It was a real big win in the electoral college and that’s all that matters.
My REAL President Barack Obama 👍🏾✊🏾💪🏾
@Joseph Kasten Libtart? Is that anything like a PopTart?
@Joseph Kasten 👈🏾 MAGA hoax racist wacko still butt hurt cuz Trumprick will never be loved and admired like my REAL President Barack Obama . . NEVER. .
@Joe Rubio He’s so loved and did such a good job killing children that everyone who voted for him in the democratic states like PA,MI,WI voted for TRUMP in a landslide. SAD
@PewDie Pie MAGA goo goo boo hoo 👶🍼😭 MAGA supremacist are gun-ho for war but don’t want people to die😪 sniff, sniff. HYPOCRITES
Obama Was Pro medicare for all in his most recent speech, “We have new good ideas like medicare for all”
He can say anything that he wants now that he’s not in power anymore. That literally has zero value.
Obama had “Obamacare” . Now , everyone wants to change it . FAILURE
well that way what Obama care WAS hopefully going to lead to.
Obamacare was all he could get passed during his presidency and its probably saved hundreds of thousands of Americans lives if not more.
@hew195050 Obama came out and said he was not for M4A
In Texas on super Tuesday the Democrats voting turn out was over 2 million voters than the Republicans turn out.
Oba*** Man It was much smaller than that but Trumps numbers were still higher than Biden, Warren, and Sanders combined. Look it up. Democrats have no chance at winning Texas.
Can you possibly lie even more.
Oba*** Man …….. Republican ratfucking to vote for Biden – the Designated Loser . No need for them to vote Repuke with trump the only one .
If that happened, Trump would immediately announce that Putin is officially joining his campaign.
@Grim Reefer Trump is going to be re-elected and may even serve three terms…you still haven’t denied that you’re HOMOSEXUAL 🤔
tinyurl.com/rpyeaej
@William H Go back to your right wing nut house !!!
@MyrnaMinkoff way back when trump was a KGB spy
@Dawn Curtis Dawn didn’t you once mention that you support the LGBTQ community?🤔
tinyurl.com/w3rtptt
Obama.s beautiful spirit …is being missed so much! He has the desire to show his comedic side and”live a serious side too another side Of Obama is his peaceful and authentic desire to serve the people…all the people!
@Joseph Kasten the truth you are 12 why does that hurt you
@Bruce Boring 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
So true!
@Joseph Kasten – WHEN ARE YOU GOING *TO START* TELLING THE TRUTH??
@John Adams he is the typical cult member he just mimics what individual 1 and right wing hacks have said over and over like that makes their lies true
He was the President, for 8 year’s and he has no lasting legacy to speak of.
#BernieSanders2020
Let’s save 68,000 lives a year.
Let’s save $450 billion a year.
Medicare for all Americans
Because we can!
@98LowDown Saving 68,000 people a year is wasteful? You are saying that the 68,000 people should just die already?
Yes we can!
Your tax rate will be at least 50 percent. If you make 10 dollars an hour you will get five before other taxes are taken out. But you will have free access to the dmv/va run health care that is horrible. I’ve been to the doctor once in ten years I’m not with it.
Ohh how we miss the Obama’s
I’m sure thousands of people in the middle east trying to survive in lawless hellholes and mourning the death of their innocent relatives don’t.
Why ? They didn’t do anything .
*WHY OBAMA NOW* https://youtu.be/U9G8XREyG0Q
In Biden’s own words https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjUDHTU4nWE
Comparing trump to President Obama is like comparing a kindergarten child to a law professor.
@RocketBot Trump has done more in 3 years then Obama has done in his entire career. Obama literally did nothing besides go on talk shows and sell out the presidential office to the highest bidder.
@Marilyn Reallon There were two recessions under Obama’s administration try again lmao
Mark Allen, or comparing a criminal to an upstanding person
Sean Bailey, why have you decided to live a life of denial?
@Saynoto Socialists Wow, can you be more ignorant than you already are? Who/when/where was it said regarding Obama, and the Messiah? Trump is so jealous of him. How many people in Obama’s administration were indicted or sent to prison? With Trump, the numbers keep going up of indictments and people going to prison. Obama has the love and respect of all ages, of people who are white/brown/black. With Trump, it’s white people . For 12 straight years in a row Obama, has been the most admired man in America! Trump, will never ever achieve what Obama has achieved as still is achieving!! You’re what Trump has said about his supporters,” I love the poorly educated”. Do your due diligence before you embarrass yourself again sweetie🤷.
Oh my God I would love to see Obama on the campaign trail again. Just to hear his intelligent voice speaking in complete sentences. His gracious, presence, intellect, intelligence, and charisma would be greatly refreshing to have out there
Imaging idolizing a mass murderer of middle eastern children
@PewDie Pie imagine your master individual 1 has surpassed obamas total moron
Angela Kellie
He’ll probably be on the trail with Biden if he wins the nomination.
Pete is the best speaking candidate since Obama
Biden the pushed democrat will be up next good luck with hearing complete sentences. This country is lost because we all listen to the rich and I just don’t get it.
MSNBC trying to make it look like Obama is endorsing Biden. pathetic.
Obama is wall street anyways. he will endose Biden.
When younger voters are voting for Bernie at a much higher rate, even if he loses the primary it shows that he’s ideas would live on far beyond his life
The polls says you’re lying.
Independent The problem with Bernie and his ideas are two fold: His constituents are young, and didn’t make it to the polls. His ideas are expensive, and we would have to pay for them. Case Closed.
@John C You’re in a vegetative state right now John. I’m so sad for you.
EVERYONE needs to get out and vote or bernie wotn be on the ticket in nov. Biden got a lot votes all the BOOMERS are handing biden a ticket.
Bernie’s ideas with only last as long as long as the taxpayers money last as far as the young people voting for him the only reason why they are is because he wants to give them free stuff
Obama: A decent human being with integrity, common sense and empathy .
trump: trump .
Can you remember even one thing Bidden did for us besides run errands for borack
He got real good at solitude
Bernie won Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, Vermont, UT, CO, CA!
Joe Biden won, SC, NC, Virginia, Alabama, OK, TN, AR, MN, MA,TX
Bloomberg won American Samoa,
GET OUT AND VOTE!
Australia loves Bernie ❤️
Your the only one
Jon Jones Canada loves him too
Calling Sanders a liar, whether he talks to Obama or not? Ari is the liar now
MSNBC hosts are getting LARGE election pay bonuses as long as their Bernie Bashing works! INCENTIVES
But that running mate has dementia, and mumbles out incoherent answers and Trump will trounce him in 2020 .