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October 13, 2016

Michelle Obama Says Everything You Need to Know About Donald Trump

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Here is Michelle Obama speaking in New Hampshire earlier today. I’ve started it in the middle, after all the intros and throat-clearing are done. Listen to the whole thing. Just do it. That is all.