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Yes, Obama governed as a liberal

By Timothy P. Carney

Published June 23, 2026 2:18pm ET

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Former NBC host Chuck Todd declared today that President Barack Obama was not in fact a liberal, but was merely black.

“The only reason people think Obama was liberal is because he’s black” – @ChuckTodd on Monday on the So What with @ChrisCillizza podcast:

Todd: “What policy was he that liberal on, Chris? It’s one of the biggest-”
Cillizza: “It’s because he was black.”
Todd: “Thank you. The only… pic.twitter.com/5DjSjfQ7vG
— Brent Baker 🇺🇲🇺🇦 🇮🇱 (@BrentHBaker) June 22, 2026

“The only reason people think he’s a liberal is because he’s black,” Todd declared on a podcast with Chris Cillizza.

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