'Trump hasn't grown into the job because he can't': Obama tears into Trump and delivers a forceful endorsement of Biden in DNC speech

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• Former President Barack Obama delivered a forceful endorsement of his former vice president and the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, on the third night of the Democratic National Convention.
• He sharply contrasted Biden's leadership style and qualities with those of President Donald Trump.
• "I did hope, for the sake of our country, that Donald Trump might show some interest in taking the job seriously; that he might come to feel the weight of the office and discover some reverence for the democracy that had been placed in his care. But he never did," Obama said.
• Obama was one of several high-profile Democratic speakers who appeared at the 2020 DNC.
• The convention also featured a number of prominent Republicans whose support for Biden showcased the deep divisions between the establishment and Trumpian wings of the Republican Party.
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Former President Barack Obama delivered a forceful endorsement of his former vice president and the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, on the third night of the Democratic National Convention Wednesday.

Obama delivered his remarks from the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, choosing the location as a means of emphasizing the primary theme of his speech: America's democracy is in danger. 

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