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Barack Obama mocks Trump's gold and Defense Secretary Hegseth: "These are not serious people"

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Now playing on All Clips Barack Obama mocks Trump's gold and Defense Secretary Hegseth: "These are not serious people" Barack Obama Watch on Instagram · Transcript & source

Former President Barack Obama, at a Detroit rally for Abdul El-Sayed, asks "what's up with the gold?" and says it looks "like Saddam Hussein opened a cheesecake factory." He then turns to the Defense Secretary, saying he is focused on troops' "jawline and testosterone levels" and "live streaming executions," and says "we are paying for the price."

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Who
Barack Obama
Where
rally - campaign event for Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed
Original footage
Guardian News · watch the full video from this moment
Length
55 seconds, unedited within the cut
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then there is just gold everywhere What's what's up with the gold? I mean he's got the way I was looking like Saddam Hussein opened a cheesecake factory Meanwhile, you got the Defense Secretary who is who is Like a laser focused on important matters like the jawline and testosterone levels of our troops and And and and live streaming executions because because that's how he thinks you cultivate that manly warrior spirit How much time do you think this man spins in front of the mirror every day? These are not serious people and we are paying for the price of

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