David Litt

“The other thing is he continues to live in Trump’s head rent-free. Donald Trump is out there on the stump, and in theory, he should be talking about his accomplishments. Instead he’s relitigating his decisions involving ballroom renovations, because he can’t help but get triggered by a single sentence from a former president.”

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Litt argued that Obama still unsettles Trump, who responds by relitigating White House renovation decisions.

“It turns out all these people who would die on the hill of allowing someone to use offensive language suddenly think [the] Cheesecake Factory is a line you just can’t cross.”

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Litt argued that Republicans who champion free speech suddenly treated a Cheesecake Factory reference as uncrossable.

“What you’re seeing is him coming in to support a new generation of Democratic leaders who have emerged organically, rather than trying to be involved from day one. He still has both a credibility and an ability to drive turnout that, if you’re a candidate in a close race, you can absolutely benefit from – especially among young voters and Black voters.”

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Litt explained that Obama waited to campaign so a new generation of Democratic leaders could emerge on their own.

“This is a party that spent years complaining, ‘Oh, you’re not allowed to say anything offensive any more,’”

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Litt pointed out what he saw as a double standard in Republican outrage over Obama's Cheesecake Factory remark.

“Obama is good at getting attention, and attention is hard to get these days,”

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Litt described Obama's rare ability to command public attention in modern politics.