Speaker

In this section, you will find information about the speaker, Barack Obama. 

Barack Hussein Obama II was born in 1961 and served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. Note that Obama was also the first African-American to hold the office. After his two terms in office, he was succeeded by Donald Trump.

Obama delivers his statement on the shooting in Oregon during his second term as President. He is rather pessimistic during the speech, as he suspects he may have to deliver yet another similar speech again, as he believes there may be another mass shooting (ll.140-144).

Barack Obama is a member of the Democratic Party, which is one of the two major political parties in the US. The Democratic Party advocates for liberalism, social and economic equality, and the welfare-state. Furthermore, Democrats typically favor stricter gun control laws.

The other major political party in the US, the Republican Party, advocates for traditionalism. Furthermor...