Former President Bill Clinton
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The former presdient also said Obama often gets unfairly criticized.
“A lot of people say, ‘Oh, well, you don’t understand, it’s different now. It’s rigged,’” Clinton said at a rally in Memphis, Tenn.
“'Yeah, it’s rigged,'" he continued, speaking ironically. "'Cause you don’t have a president who’s a change-maker – who, with a Congress who will work with him.'"
"But the president has done a better job than he has gotten credit for. And don't you forget it.”
Clinton’s remarks about Obama come after his wife appears to have embraced the president’s record on the campaign trail.
She positively referenced Obama 22 times at Thursday night’s Democratic primary debate and in recent stump speeches has positioned herself as the candidate who would continue his policies in office.
Hillary Clinton
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Bernie SandersTrump: CNN cut off Sanders for using term 'fake news' to describe network White House adviser Stephen Miller to make Sunday show rounds Sanders, Schumer call for nationwide pro-ObamaCare rallies MORE at the debate for his criticisms of Obama, pointing to a blurb he wrote praising a book that said the president “let progressives down.”
Sanders fired back that he has always supported the president’s vision for the country.
“One of us ran against Barack Obama
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Correction: This story has been updated to reflect that former President Clinton was mocking President Obama ironically.
