Obama cracks “born in Kenya” joke, decries today’s politics
By Reuters
01 November 2017 |
2:50 pm
Former U.S. President Barack Obama joked he was born in Kenya as he kicked off his inaugural leadership conference in Chicago on Tuesday night.
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