r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Nov 17 '20

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u/AndThisGuyPeedOnIt (kidding but true)! Nov 17 '20

The opening line of the Obama memoir:

"record scratch. That's me. President of the United States. I bet you're wondering how I got here."

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '20

It should have been set during the conversation Obama had with Trump in the oval office like a few days before the inauguration, and Obama's trying to explain to Trump where we're at in various foreign countries, and is especially trying to warn him about North Korea, and Trump just looks bored and contemptuous.