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Edward Helmore

Obama takes aim at companies cutting deals with Trump: ‘We have capacity to take a stand’

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Barack Obama acknowledged that integrity comes at a price: ‘Sometimes it’s going to be uncomfortable.’ Photograph: Vincent Alban/Reuters

Barack Obama took aim at institutions and businesses who made deals or worked out settlements with the Trump administration, noting on a new podcast episode: “We all have this capacity, I think, to take a stand.”

In a talk with Marc Maron on the comedian’s last edition of his long-running WTF With Marc Maron, the former US president said institutions – including law firms, universities and businesses – that have changed course during the Trump administration should have stood by their convictions.

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