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Trump Reflects on Obama's 2011 Roast: 'He Hit Me Hard, But With Respect’

25 Jul 2026

For 15 years, political lore claimed Barack Obama's famous 2011 roast drove Donald Trump to run for president. Trump just revealed what really happened that night.

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