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WATCH: Obama rails against lawmakers who shut down government … in 2013

Then-president called action ‘irresponsible,’ accused Republicans of trying to ‘blackmail’ him

WATCH: Obama rails against lawmakers who shut down government … in 2013
Barack Obama addresses the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, July 27, 2016.

Hypocrisy and “what if-ism” are often typical parts of politics, but this fall, with a record-long federal government shutdown continuing on, a 12-year-old video of then-President Obama just might give President Trump some pointers on dealing with the opposition party:

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