Obama: ‘It Is Possible for Me To Be a Great Admirer of George Washington and Also Acknowledge He Was a Slaveholder’
‘And that does not negate his greatness’
Jun 29, 2026 3:30 PM
By Grabien Staff
EXCERPT:
OBAMA: “And I think sometimes we get confused in thinking that these two stories are completely separate. They’re intertwined —” NORRIS: “Yeah.” OBAMA: “Right? Which is why it’s possible for me to be a great admirer of George Washington and also acknowledge he was a slaveholder.”