Barack Obama's fiery DNC speech in full

Barack Obama delivered a powerful message calling for voters to protect American democracy during the third night of the Democratic national convention.

The former president argued that Donald Trump’s potential re-election posed an existential threat to the country’s democratic values and institutions, and he implored voters to 'embrace your own responsibility as citizens' before November’s election.

'This administration has shown it will tear our democracy down if that’s what it takes to win,' Obama warned. 'So we have to get busy building it up – by pouring all our effort into these 76 days, and by voting like never before'

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[JabroneyDirt]

What's even more amazing about that 20 minute flawless KO, he did it without alienating or disrespecting a single American citizen except the few who have jobs they shouldnt be in atm.

[poochengeez]

He appears to have stopped ageing since he left office.

[RudyVisuals]

Whatever your political views are, it is nice to remember that presidents used to speak in coherent sentences.

[TheMonkdad]

Like a warm coat on a cold winter night

[jsharkey]

The comments on here are hilarious, how you can listen to Trump screaming nonsense over Obama calmly asking you to just think a little bit is beyond me

[blaze]

As an Australian, our nation loved this man. As an Australian, our nation despises Dolan Frump. He is a regular laughing stock in our media. Our media even reports that his attitudes to certain other nations and Australia's willingness to support America is starting to threaten Australia on the world stage. Please, don't vote for Dolan.

Edit-update: Name was deliberately misspelled to bring that man down to the meme level that he lives on.

[MikePearcePhoto]

Passionate, calm, intellegent and honest. Brilliant speech.

[ejtcppp]

America how did you manage to have someone like Trump as your leader when just a few years ago, you were lucky enough to have this kind of a man as one? I am truly confused.

[ldsblend]

A Real President! This is what a real president looks like.

[halohowlett]

Finally hearing a TRUE President speak...

[Anduril]

How refreshing. To hear a president who can actually speak coherently.

[Jimmyvideo]

Trump has been a disaster, glad to see Obama say it explicitly.

[misterFunktastical]

Republicans take NOTE: This is how a real man acts and speaks. Not one single fallacy.... trump is a national embarrassment

[tegansmart]

this video has me in tears, the passion, the grace and the intelligence coming from this man 💛💛 i forgot what a real president was like!!

[jonathanmaheshwar]

Someone just died in the White House. Point conveyed clearly, in a matured way. You can really feel that Barack is angry on seeing everything that is going on. But that is what matured people do. They measure their words, and express their opinions.

[yappers]

“A world that stands with democracy, not dictators” was the best thing I heard all day

[olivercardenes]

The difference in Statesmanship is so immediately apparent it’s frightening. This is how to address a nation. If Obama says Biden then Biden it is.

[raindawg]

I'm in the UK, and can't stop myself commenting on the Trump speeches (he's just off the scale of stupidity and greed), just tonight I said (sarcastically), imagine if a great leader could could be honorable, sympathetic, humble, human and show some dignity, compared to Trump's egotistical hate fueled rants and projections. I see that here and in Joe Biden's words too. I really hope it goes well for you America, and I hope love and decency triumphs this time around (and I hope it for the rest of us too)

[The]

This is the most presidential speech I've heard in the last 4 years.

[alexxa]

The amount of disrespect this man got from scaremongering right wing news in the U.S. from the late 2000s and early 2010s, not to mention the GOP was breathtaking. There are things to criticize about him, but much MUCH more of a human being than Trump ever was. He's educated, intelligent, and makes profound points. It's incredible how Trumpers don't see the contrast with Trump and even when they acknowledge it think nothing of it.