Cory Booker Jokes: ‘I Miss Obama … and I Miss Her Husband, Too’

BOOKER Well first of ░░░░░░░░ I just want everybody ░░░░░░░░ know I miss Obama ░░░░░░░░ I miss her husband ░░░░░░░░ Laughter Look I I ░░░░░░░░ had conversations with Obama ░░░░░░░░ the past God bless ░░░░░░░░ and and and I ░░░░░░░░ really grateful for the ░░░░░░░░ of leadership he provided ░░░░░░░░ this country I got ░░░░░░░░ fact but first one ░░░░░░░░ the first things I ░░░░░░░░ on the day I ░░░░░░░░ sworn in by Joe ░░░░░░░░ as a as a ░░░░░░░░ States senator was he ░░░░░░░░ me to the Oval ░░░░░░░░ and we sat and ░░░░░░░░ a heart to heart ░░░░░░░░ he gave me some ░░░░░░░░ the best advices I ░░░░░░░░ get as to become ░░░░░░░░ senator In fact that ░░░░░░░░ the best advice I ░░░░░░░░ in my early days ░░░░░░░░ was from John McCain ░░░░░░░░ from President Barack Obama ░░░░░░░░ what it meant to ░░░░░░░░ a statesperson to put ░░░░░░░░ before petty personal attacks ░░░░░░░░ we ve been blessed ░░░░░░░░ have great leaders in ░░░░░░░░ country especially our ancestors ░░░░░░░░ we should be honoring ░░░░░░░░ There are no statutes ░░░░░░░░ to haters There are ░░░░░░░░ statutes well I shouldn ░░░░░░░░ say that There are ░░░░░░░░ maybe some statutes unfortunately ░░░░░░░░ are but we honor ░░░░░░░░ at their funerals who ░░░░░░░░ ve seen of recent ░░░░░░░░ their grace and for ░░░░░░░░ decency and for their ░░░░░░░░ service and we need ░░░░░░░░ get back to elevating ░░░░░░░░ kinds of folks And ░░░░░░░░ are not always people ░░░░░░░░ titles as I learned ░░░░░░░░ in Newark The greatest ░░░░░░░░ I ve ever met ░░░░░░░░ t in White Houses ░░░░░░░░ Senates or Congresses or ░░░░░░░░ what have you they ░░░░░░░░ people in communities neighbors ░░░░░░░░ are strong on blocks ░░░░░░░░ leaders who hold folks ░░░░░░░░ And the greatness of ░░░░░░░░ country lies in in ░░░░░░░░ ability to be there ░░░░░░░░ each other to extend ░░░░░░░░ and kindness And we ░░░░░░░░ to start having a ░░░░░░░░ a better celebration of ░░░░░░░░ values in our nation ░░░░░░░░ and hopefully reflected in ░░░░░░░░ people we elect to ░░░░░░░░ highest offices.”