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Barack Obama: “The President of the United States shouldn't have a bunch of…”

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What Powers Should The President Not Have? Former President Obama Weighs In

Published | Video Starts at 08:36

We're going to have to find mechanisms to restore that. And then, you know, a good policy that I'd like to see followed is that The President of the United States shouldn't have a bunch of side hustles that those companies and foreign entities can invest in. How much of that is just jealous that you didn't think of selling a sneaker because your sneakers would have flown. You know that, right? You know, you would bank coin. (08:36–08:52)

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Asserts that the President should not have business interests that foreign entities can invest in.

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