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During an expensive fundraiser in Beverly Hills on Thursday night, former President Barack Obama accused "the other side" of being "angry all the time".
"They are crazy even when they win." Obama said in a conversation with the chairman of the Democratic National Committee Tom Perez, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The statement strongly contrasts with recent news about public "shame" of Trump administration officials, such as Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and GOP officials as the majority leader in the Senate , Mitch McConnell
About 200 donors paid from $ 2,700 to $ 100,000 to attend the Obama-Perez discussion, which also included a performance by singer Christina Aguilera. Much of the talk focused on Obama making striking comparisons between the years of his presidency, and the term of his successor, which he did not mention by name.
"To a large extent, we see a competition between two stories," Obama said, according to the Times. "There is history that relies heavily on fear, and there is a story based largely on hope.There is the story that says we are together, and there is there is the story that says there is a us and a. "
He also warned his fellow Democrats against taking for granted that their frustration with the Republican leadership in Washington a" blue wave "of votes at the polls in November
" I would like to caution against excessive extrapolation of a series of special elections and start thinking that "it will take care of itself" "Fear is powerful," added the former president, suggesting that emotion helps motivate Republican voters.
The event took place at Allan's home and Nicole Mutchnik Allan Mutchnik is a Harbor Freight Tools executive who has often donated to Democratic candidates, The Times reported.
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