I could win- Obama

Friday 31st July 2015 08:22 EDT
 

Barack Obama asserted that he could win a third time if he contested, but looks forward to spending time with his family, out of the public eye. “I actually think I’m a pretty good president,” Mr. Obama said in a speech at the African Union. “I think if I ran, I could win. There’s a lot that I’d like to do to keep America moving. But the law is the law,” he said, “and no person is above the law, not even the president.”

Discussing the benefits of leaving the White House, the President said, “I’ll be honest with you, I’m looking forward to life after being president. I won’t have such a big security detail all the time. It means I can go take a walk. I can spend time with my family. I can find other ways to serve. I can visit Africa more often.”

The question of serving as President for more than eight years came as Obama used an address to the African Union, the first by an American president, to call on nations in Africa to expand democracy, protect freedom of speech and press, and empower girls and women.


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