Donald Trump - Obama Presidency Oral History Donald Trump Index / People Transcript Max Baucus ...There's a reason why even Donald Trump said, “This is complicated. This i... ...in America against eastern elitism, and Trump has played on it. I think the Te... ...the hands of the reformers. A Trump presidency strengthened the hands o... ...He's much less—so different from Trump . Trump, they didn't know what t... ...He's much less—so different from Trump. Trump , they didn't know what to think. An... ...what to think. And they asked me about Trump when Trump was running. And [laughs] ... ...And they asked me about Trump when Trump was running. And [laughs] I said, “Boy... ...because organized labor. And Donald Trump made it toxic, because he was agains... ...of that beforehand—certainly not under Trump . And even under Obama, not very much... ...There's a reason why even Donald Trump said, “This is complicated. This i... ...in America against eastern elitism, and Trump has played on it. I think the Te... ...the hands of the reformers. A Trump presidency strengthened the hands o... ...He's much less—so different from Trump . Trump, they didn't know what t... ...He's much less—so different from Trump. Trump , they didn't know what to think. An... ...what to think. And they asked me about Trump when Trump was running. And [laughs] ... ...And they asked me about Trump when Trump was running. And [laughs] I said, “Boy... ...because organized labor. And Donald Trump made it toxic, because he was agains... ...of that beforehand—certainly not under Trump . And even under Obama, not very much... Show more... Nancy Sutley ...the Bush administration was—as the Trump administration did afterwards—reall... Neera Tanden ...public policy like that since. Donald Trump passed tax cuts for rich people an... ...I did think this: I did think when President Trump went after it, I thought that woul... ...story of how people wanted to cave to Trump on the ACA. Did I tell that story? ... ...the coalition to defend the ACA against President Trump 's effort to kill the bill. Lookin... ...in defending against the attacks from President Trump 's effort to undermine the bill, ther... ...basically organize a campaign to defeat Trump on this bill. We had meetings, startin... ...have to go in and negotiate with the Trump administration to protect, maybe, th... ...very clearly at this meeting, “Donald Trump is a bully. If groups go in to mee... ...Obama's that actually stayed during the Trump administration was a policy that gav... ...fascinating is the fact that Donald Trump would go out and lie about the ACA... ...of things we tragically lost during the Trump era that have been hard to restart. Th... Show more... Richard Trumka ...and it went by forty-three points for Trump in this past election, but back in '9... ...longer and say that's why we got Donald Trump as president out there. Because peopl... ...And that's what gave rise to Donald Trump ; because Donald Trump says, “Th... ...rise to Donald Trump; because Donald Trump says, “The system doesn't work for you... ...goodness we're getting rid of Donald Trump . But in terms of where the America... ...right now and the level of support that Trump still has in vast swaths of th... ...then there's the national. Let me use Trump as an example of how we did that. W... ...little bit. The second thing is, with Trump what I did was, after he got elected ... ...of it. When you look at the rise of Trump , then, to what extent do you see it a... ...because of that; a lot of it was class. Trump got elected for this reason. You ha... ...the election. In the period where Trump could overturn regulatory stuff, h... ...Oh, excuse me. Whenever Donald Trump gave you the most ultraconservativ... ...they win more often than they lose. Trump duped them the first time. He didn'... ...just that. It's also tax bills. When Trump passes a tax bill that rewards peopl... Show more... Sarah Holway ...about now, after having lived through a Trump presidency. I wish that I coul... Steven Chu ...with Obama, but certainly with [Donald J.] Trump , it all gets unraveled again. It i... ...stasis [phonetic]. And really sadly, Trump still has a tremendous amount o... Sylvia Burwell ...on our respective universities that [Donald J.] Trump 's new policy was kyboshed by Harvar... Tom Harkin ...we've had it cut twice by President [Donald J.] Trump . So, while the Prevention and Publi... ...robbing it. So here we are. I think if Trump gets reelected, they'll probably let i... ...much of laboring people went to Donald Trump in 2016. I could see that. I think the... ...why not try something new, like try a Trump ? That labor is not as potent as the... ...wouldn't you know it, when Trump came back into office, under Bets... ...just tightened up on them. Well, when Trump came in, and Betsy DeVos, they starte... ...money and not providing any education. Trump University was one of them. Starte... ...students hold the debt. The people—now, Trump University, they pocketed a lot o... ...as federal aid. Betsy DeVos and the Trump administration have overturned tha... ...between former Vice President Biden and President Donald Trump . There is—and I know that—I've talke... ...small, little towns. And not just a few Trump signs. I don't know that I have th... ...mean, even in the election of 2018, in Trump 's midterm, we picked up tw... ...I'm not certain why—and I think maybe— Trump , for example, as you know recently... ...we've had it cut twice by President [Donald J.] Trump . So, while the Prevention and Publi... ...robbing it. So here we are. I think if Trump gets reelected, they'll probably let i... ...much of laboring people went to Donald Trump in 2016. I could see that. I think the... ...why not try something new, like try a Trump ? That labor is not as potent as the... ...wouldn't you know it, when Trump came back into office, under Bets... ...just tightened up on them. Well, when Trump came in, and Betsy DeVos, they starte... ...money and not providing any education. Trump University was one of them. Starte... ...students hold the debt. The people—now, Trump University, they pocketed a lot o... ...as federal aid. Betsy DeVos and the Trump administration have overturned tha... ...between former Vice President Biden and President Donald Trump . There is—and I know that—I've talke... ...small, little towns. And not just a few Trump signs. I don't know that I have th... ...mean, even in the election of 2018, in Trump 's midterm, we picked up tw... ...I'm not certain why—and I think maybe— Trump , for example, as you know recently... Show more... Zeke Emanuel ...in 2021, after four years of [Donald] Trump , be surprised that nonsense can ge... ...worldview today cracks is when Donald Trump ends up dying and just shatters th... ...we've learned it even more with Trump and everything—that lies can be told... Melanie Bahnke ...he declared the executive order which President Trump undid on day one of his presidency, an... Load more Transcripts Related Topics go to the Climate, Environment, and Energy Climate, Environment, and Energy go to the Healthcare Healthcare Republican Opposition Coming soon Counterterrorism Coming soon Black Politics Coming soon