The former senior political adviser to the president told CNN that the freedom from having to run another campaign has empowered the President, allowing him to better fight for his policies.
“He’s having the time of his life right now. I think he feels very much unrestrained in terms of speaking to all these issues,” Axelrod said in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Wednesday.
Obama has indeed drawn notice for his newly relaxed and frank posture and comments, now that he’s nearing the end of his presidency. During his State of the Union address, Obama tossed a couple of zingers at Republicans, the likes of which had been absent in previous years.
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