Ryan Lizza: ‘What Was Partisan’ About Obama’s Speech Attacking Trump?

‘To me there were four big hits on trump that we now code as partisan somehow’

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LIZZA: "On your point, what was partisan about this speech? To me there were four big hits on trump that we now code as partisan somehow. He said don’t coddle Nazis. Don’t use the department of justice to — don’t use the department of justice to go after the political enemies. Don’t attack the First Amendment and the press. And Russia is an adversary. Don’t coddle an adversary. If you had read that, you wouldn’t say it’s a partisan speech."

TAPPER: "Listen to the section about the press."

OBAMA: "I complained plenty about fox News. But you never heard me threaten to shut them down. Or call them enemies of the people. It shouldn’t be democratic or Republican to say we don’t target certain groups of people based on what they look like or how they pray. We are Americans. We’re supposed do stand up to bullies."

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