Kristen Welker: “He was surprised that he won the first time around.”

“And so he was coming into the White House and as you pointed out in Your opening remarks, a lot of people were surprised that he won. He was surprised that he won the first time around. This time, someone who's close to him said not only has he served four years in the White House, he's had four years to think about being president.” (02:46–02:50)

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