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Channel GOP · Speech · Friday, October 23, 2026

Obama: Would Republicans stay quiet if a Democratic president banned Fox News?

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Now playing on All Clips Obama: Would Republicans stay quiet if a Democratic president banned Fox News? Barack Obama Watch on Instagram · Transcript & source

In an onstage conversation, Barack Obama questions whether, as far as he can tell, there is any substantial group of Republicans standing up to object. He argues they would not want a Democratic president banning Fox News or other outlets that go after Democratic presidents, and says you can't do that and claim you are still living in a democracy.

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Who
Barack Obama
Where
interview - onstage conversation with Doris
Original footage
The Financial Express · watch the full video from this moment
Length
36 seconds, unedited within the cut
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as far as I can tell, any substantial group of Republicans who are standing up and saying, no, you can't do that because we don't want if there's a Democratic president to be banning Fox News or whatever other outlets that are going off on Democratic presidents, you can't do that and say that you are still living in a democracy.

Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.

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