Obama swipes at affluent liberals during rare public remarks, says 'all of us are going to be tested'

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Former President Barack Obama took purpose astatine affluent liberals connected Tuesday, saying they would beryllium "tested successful immoderate way," dissimilar during his presidency, informing the assemblage they would person to determine what their priorities would be.

The erstwhile Democratic president said during remarks successful Hartford, Connecticut that liberals "felt comfy successful their righteousness" during his presidency due to the fact that it wasn't challenged. "You could beryllium arsenic progressive and socially conscious arsenic you wanted, and you did not person to wage a price," helium said.

Obama offered nary nonstop rebukes to existent events portion conversing with historiographer Heather Cox Richardson, according to The New York Times, lone issuing veiled criticisms of President Donald Trump during his remarks. He didn't notation the president by sanction once.

"You could inactive marque a batch of money. You could inactive bent retired successful Aspen and Milan and question and person a location successful the Hamptons and inactive deliberation of yourself arsenic a progressive," Obama said, according to the Times. "We present person a concern successful which each of america are going to beryllium tested successful immoderate way, and we are going to person to determine what our commitments volition be."

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Former President Barack Obama warned progressive Democrats that they would beryllium "tested" successful the existent governmental climate. ((Photo by Debra L Rothenberg/WireImage))

"Now things are a small different," helium said. "You mightiness suffer immoderate of your donors if you’re a assemblage and if you’re a instrumentality firm, your billings mightiness driblet a small bit, which means you cannot remodel that room successful your location successful the Hamptons this summer."

The Times reported that Obama urged businesses, instrumentality firms, and universities to antagonistic Trump's policies.

The erstwhile president posted connected X astir migration connected Sunday, suggesting immigrants were "being demonized and treated arsenic enemies" successful the U.S.

"Thirteen years ago, my medication acted to support young radical who were American successful each azygous mode but one: connected paper," the Democrat said successful a social media post.

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Obama warned of ways successful which liberals whitethorn look challenges successful the existent governmental climate, saying, "You mightiness suffer immoderate of your donors if you’re a assemblage and if you’re a instrumentality firm, your billings mightiness driblet a small bit, which means you cannot remodel that room successful your location successful the Hamptons this summer." (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

"DACA was an illustration of however we tin beryllium a federation of immigrants and a federation of laws. And it’s an illustration worthy remembering today, erstwhile families with akin backgrounds who conscionable privation to live, work, and enactment their communities, are being demonized and treated arsenic enemies," the erstwhile president said, referring to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

The Atlantic reported connected June 8 that immoderate progressives person been frustrated by the erstwhile president's deficiency of much vocal absorption to Trump.

"There are galore grandmas and Rachel Maddow viewers who person been much vocal successful this infinitesimal than Barack Obama has," co-founder of the Progressive Change Institute, Adam Green, told the Atlantic.

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