CHICAGO (AP) — President Barack Obama is mocking talk that he’s a lame duck who won’t accomplish much in his final two years in office.
His status was sealed last November when Republicans claimed complete control of Congress after winning the Senate back from Obama’s Democrats.
Since then, however, Obama has piled up a record on a range of issues that the White House puts in the “win” column. They include restoring diplomatic relations with Cuba, joining other world powers to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran and, this week, reaching a budget deal with congressional leaders.
Said Obama at a Democratic Party fundraiser in his Chicago hometown: “About a year and a half ago people were saying I was a lame duck. We’ve been flapping our wings a lot.”
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