Obama 2025

Barack Obama delved into domestic politics Tuesday night in a way he rarely does - and the content was pretty remarkable.

He spoke about the risks of autocracy during an appearance on Tuesday night with the writer Heather Cox Richardson at a time of deep volatility for his party, the country and the world.

Former President Barack Obama's appearance at The Bushnell comes amid political unrest across the country. Obama said in addition to quothealthy outrage,quot finding common ground is needed to spur change.

Former President Obama warns against Project 2025, a conservative agenda, saying it threatens American freedoms.

Former President Barack Obama in conversation with political historian and author Heather Cox Richardson at the Connecticut Forum at Bushnell Theater in Hartford, CT on June 17, 2025.

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Former President Barack Obama spoke on stage for just over an hour at the Bushnell Performing Arts Center in Hartford on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 with historian and writer Heather Cox Richardson.

Former U.S. President Barack Obama calls Project 2025 a plan to strip away Americans' rights and freedoms. He says it is not the kind of America he wants to live in and that it should not be in the White House.

Former President Barack Obama has issued a warning about the future of American democracy, cautioning that the country is quotdangerously closequot to normalizing behavior quotconsistent with

Former President Barack Obama warned about a quotweak commitmentquot to democracy by President Donald Trump 's administration and the U.S. quotdriftingquot into autocracy during a speech in Connecticut