Obama brands Trump a bigot

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President Obama took aim at presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump Friday, telling a crowd in Seattle that bigotry is not needed in the United States.

During a fundraiser for Washington Gov. Jay Inslee Friday night, Obama told the crowd of 3,000 that the U.S. doesn’t “have time for charlatans” or “flimflam.” He also argued that the president can’t go “popping off” at any given moment. While he did not mention Trump by name, it was clear whom he was talking about.

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