country, our show starts right now ♪ >> tucker: good evening and welcome to the 9:00 p.m. addition of speed 21. as you can see, we are awaiting the president. president obama in his farewell. address the country. as expected a start in about 90 seconds. until then, i am joined by my friend chief political anchor, bret baier. he t said this is a summation of what the president thinks his legacy is and also a defense of that d legacy what proportions u think will see thosecy tonight. >> the press secretary has talked about this looking forward speech one that will be optimistic that the country and president obama's eyes can still

come together. obviously, he was going to be talking to the people that voted for donald trump who are disaffected in some way by either democratic party politics or republican party politics. they voted for the change agent. remember, a short distance from this stage, barack obama was the change agent in 2008. at this time, he said that this election was all about running on his record, hillary clinton was about running on his record. now, he is going to defend that record, and he is goingnd to say there is still hope and a change in the future. it is interesting. we want it is interesting that he has taken a different posture of welcoming the president-elect. why is that q mack >> i think he wants to have that smooth t transition, and he has talked about it. it's been rocky at times. it is very familiar. he has done it many times.

this is the last time he will do it as president of the united states. >> tucker: bret baier, thanks a lot. president obama, as you can see, has taken the stage in chicago. he will address this country one final time. brett and i will be back when the president has finished. ♪ [applauding] >> president obama: hello skybrook! [applauding] it's good to be home! [applauding] thank you, everybody! [applauding] thank you. [applauding]ry thank you.

[applauding] thank you so much, thank you. thank you. thank you. [applauding] it's good to be home. thank you. [applauding] thank you. we're on live tv here, i've got to move. [applauding] you can tell that i'm a lame

duck, because nobody is following instructions. everybody have a seat. my fellow americans, michelle and i have been so touched by all the well-wishes that we've received over the past few weeks. but tonight it's my turn to say thanks. whether we have seen eye-to-eye or rarely agreed at all, my conversations with you, the american people -- in living

rooms and in schools, at farms and on factory floors, at diners and on distant military outposts -- those conversations are what have kept me honest, and kept me inspired, and keptt me going. and every day, i have learned from you. you made me a better president, and you made me a better man. so i first came to chicago when i was in my early twenties, and i was still trying to figure out who i was, still searching for a purpose to my life. and it was a neighborhood notse far from here where i began working with church groups in the shadows of closed steel mills. it was on these streets where i witnessed the power of faith, and the quiet dignity of working

people in the face of struggle p and loss. [crowd chanting "four more years"] i can't do that. now this is where i learned that change only happens when ordinary people get involved, and they get engaged, and they come together to demand it. after eight years as your president, i still believe that. and it's not just my belief. it's the beating heart of our american idea -- our bold experiment in self-government.ea it's the conviction that we are all created equal, endowed by our creator with certain

unalienable rights, among them life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. it's the insistence that these rights, while self-evident, have never been self-executing; that we, the people, through the instrument of our democracy, can form a more perfect union. what a radical idea, the great gift that our founders gave to us. the freedom to chase our individual dreams through our sweat, and toil, and imagination -- and the imperative to strive together as well, to achieve a common good, a greater good. for 240 years, our nation's call

to citizenship has given work and purpose to each new generation. it's what led patriots to choose republic over tyranny, pioneerso to trek west, slaves to brave that makeshift railroad to freedom. it's what pulled immigrants and refugees across oceans and the rio grande. it's what pushed women to reach for the ballot. it's what powered workers to organize. it's why gis gave their lives at omaha beach and iwo jima; iraq and afghanistan -- and why men and women from selma to stonewall were prepared to give theirs as well.to [applauding] so that's what we mean when we

say america is exceptional. not that our nation has been flawless from the start, but that we have shown the capacity to change, and make life better for those who follow. yes, our progress has been uneven. the work of democracy has always been hard. it has been contentious. sometimes it has been bloody. for every two steps forward, it often feels we take one step back. but the long sweep of america has been defined by forward motion, a constant widening of our founding creed to embrace all, and not just some. [applauding]fo

if i had told you eight years ago that america would reverse a great recession, reboot our auto industry, and unleash the longest stretch of job creation in our history -- if i had told you that we would open up a new chapter with the cuban people, shut down iran's nuclear weapons program without firing a shot, take out the mastermind of 9-11 -- if i had told you that we would win marriage equality and secure the right to health insurance for another 20 million of our fellow citizens -- if i i

had told you all that, you might have said our sights were set a little too high. but that's what we did. that's what you did. you were the change. the answer to people's hopes and, because of you, by almost every measure, america is a better, stronger place than it was when we started. in 10 days the world will witness a hallmark of our democracy. no, no, no, no, no. the peaceful transfer of powerer

from one freely-elected president to the next.fu [applauding] i committed to president-elect trump that my administration would ensure the smoothest possible transition, just as president bush did for me. [applauding] because it's up to all of us to make sure our government can help us meet the many challenges we still face. we have what we need to do so. we have everything we need to meet those challenges. after all, we remain the wealthiest, most powerful, and most respected nation on earth. our youth, our drive, our diversity and openness, our boundless capacity for risk and reinvention means that the

future should be ours. but that potential will only be realized if our democracy works. only if our politics better reflects the decency of ouron people. [applauding] only if all of us, regardless of party affiliation or particular interests help restore the sense of common purpose that we so badly need right now. and that's what i want to focus on tonight, the state of our democracy. understand democracy does not require uniformity. our founders argued, they quarreled, and eventually they compromised. they expected us to do the same.

but they knew that democracy does require a basic sense of solidarity. the idea that, for all our outward differences, we're all in this together, that we rise or fall as one. there have been moments throughout our history that threatened that solidarity. and the beginning of this century has been one of those times. a shrinking world, growing inequality, demographic change, and the specter of terrorism. these forces haven't just tested our security and our prosperity, but are testing our democracy as well.

and how we meet these challenges to our democracy will determine our ability to educate our kids and create good jobs and protect our homeland. in other words, it will determine our future. to begin with, our democracy won't work without a sense that everyone has economic opportunity. [applauding] and the good news is that today the economy is growing again. wages, incomes, home values and retirement accounts are all rising again. poverty is falling again. [applauding] the wealthy are paying a fair share of taxes. even as the stock market shatters records, the unemployment rate is near a 10-year low. the uninsured rate has never, ever been lower.

[applauding] health care costs are rising at the slowest rate in 50 years. and i've said, and i mean it, anyone can put together a plan that is demonstrably better than the improvements we've made to our health care system, that covers as many people at lesse cost, i will publicly support it. [applauding] because that, after all, is why we serve. not to score points or take credit. but to make people's lives better. [applauding] but, for a that we've made, we know it's not enough. our economy doesn't work as well

or grow as fast when a few prosper at the expense of a growing middle class, and ladders for folks who want to get into the middle class. [applauding] that's the economic argument. but stark inequality is also corrosive to our democratict' idea. while the top 1 percent has amassed a bigger share of wealth and income, too many of our families in inner cities and in rural counties have been left behind. the laid off factory worker, the waitress or health care worker who's just barely getting by and struggling to pay the bills. convinced that the game is fixeg against them. that their government only serves the interest of the powerful. that's a recipe for more cynicism and polarization in our politics. now there're no quick fixes to this long-term trend. i agree, our trade should be

fair and not just free. but the next wave of economic dislocations won't come from overseas. it will come from the relentless pace of automation that makes a lot of good middle class jobs obsolete. and so we're going to have to forge a new social compact to guarantee all our kids the education they need. [applauding] to give workers the power to unionize for better wages. to update the social safety net to reflect the way we live now. and make more reforms to the tax code so corporations and the individuals who reap the most from this new economy don't avoid their obligations to the country that's made their very success possible. [cheers and applause] we can argue about how to best achieve these goals.

but we can't be complacent about the goals themselves. for if we don't create opportunity for all people, the disaffection and division that has stalled our progress will only sharpen in years to come. there's a second threat to our democracy. and this one is as old as our nation itself. after my election there was talk of a post-racial america. and such a vision, however well intended, was never realistic. race remains a potent and often divisive force in our society. now i've lived long enough to know that race relations are better than they were 10 or 20 or 30 years ago, no matter what some folks say.

[applauding] you can see it not just in statistics. you see it in the attitudes of young americans across the political spectrum. but we're not where we need to be. and all of us have more work to do. [applauding] if every economic issue is framed as a struggle between a hardworking white middle class and an undeserving minority, then workers of all shades are going to be left fighting foror scraps while the wealthy withdraw further into their private enclaves. [applauding] if we're unwilling to invest in the children of immigrants, just because they don't look like uss we will diminish the prospects

of our own children - because those brown kids will represent a larger and larger share of america's workforce. [applauding] and we have shown that our economy doesn't have to be a zero-sum game. last year, incomes rose for all races, all age groups, for men and for women. so if we're going to be serious about race going forward, we need to uphold laws against discrimination -- in hiring, and in housing, and in education, and in the criminal justice system. that is what our constitution and highest ideals require. but laws alone won't be enough.

hearts must change. it won't change overnight. social attitudes oftentimes take generations to change. but if our democracy is to work the way it should in this increasingly diverse nation, then each one of us need to try to heed the advice of a great character in american fiction, atticus finch, who said "you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." for blacks and other minority groups, that means tying our own very real struggles for justice to the challenges that a lot of people in this country face. not only the refugee or the immigrant or the rural poor or the transgender american, but

also the middle-aged white guy who from the outside may seem like he's got all the advantages, but has seenee his world upended by economic, and cultural, and technological change. we have to pay attention and listen. [applauding] for white americans, it means acknowledging that the effects of slavery and jim crow didn't suddenly vanish in the '60s.s that when minority groups voice discontent, they're not just g engaging in reverse racism or practicing political correctness. when they wage peaceful protest, they're not demanding special treatment, but the equal treatment that our founders promised. [applauding]rs

for native-born americans, it means reminding ourselves that the stereotypes about immigrants today were said, almost word for word, about the irish, and italians, and poles, who it was said were going to destroy the fundamental character of america. and as it turned out, america wasn't weakened by the presence of these newcomers, these newcomers embraced this nation's creed, and this nation was strengthened. [applauding] so regardless of the station we occupy, we all have to try harder, we all have to start with the premise that each of

our fellow citizens loves this country just as much as we do; country just as much as we do, that they value hard work andke family just like we do. that their children are just as curious and hopeful and worthy of love as our own. [applauding] and that's not easy to do. for too many of us it's become safer to retreat into our own bubbles, whether in our neighborhoods, or on college campuses, or places of worship, or especially our social media feeds, surrounded by people who look like us and share the same political outlook and never challenge our assumptions. in the rise of naked partisanship and increasing

economic and regional stratification, the splintering of our media into a channel fore every taste, all this makes this great sorting seem natural, even inevitable. and increasingly we become so secure in our bubbles that we start accepting only information, whether it's true or not, that fits our opinions, instead of basing our opinions on the evidence that is out there. [applauding] and this trend represents a third threat to our democracy. look, politics is a battle of ideas. that's how our democracy was designed. in the course of a healthy debate, we prioritize different goals, and the different means of reaching them.

but without some common baseline of facts, without a willingness to admit new information and concede that your opponent might be making a fair point, and that science and reason matter, then we're going to keep talking past each other. [applauding] and we'll make common ground and compromise impossible. and isn't that part of what so often makes politics dispiriting? how can elected officials rage about deficits when we propose to spend money on pre-school for kids, but not when we're cutting taxes for corporations? how do we excuse ethical lapses in our own party, but pounce when the other party does the same thing? it's not just dishonest, it's

selective sorting of the facts. it's self-defeating because, as my mom used to tell me, reality has a way of catching up with you. [applauding] has the promise to save this planet. but without bolder action, our children won't have time to debate the existence of climate change. they'll be busy dealing with iti effects. more environmental disasters, more economic disruptions, waves of climate refugees seeking

sanctuary. now we can and should arguein about the best approach to solve the problem. but to simply deny the problem not only betrays future generations, it betrays the essential spirit of this country, the essential spirit of innovation and practical problem-solving that guided our founders. [cheering and applauding] it is that spirit -- it is that spirit born of the enlightenment that made us an economic powerhouse. the spirit that took flight at kitty hawk and cape canaveral, the spirit that cures disease and put a computer in every pocket, it's that spirit. a faith in reason and

enterprise, and the primacy of right over might, that allowed us to resist the lure of fascism and tyranny during the great depression, that allowed us to build a post-world war ii order with other democracies. an order based not just on military power or national affiliations, but built on principles, the rule of law, human rights, freedom of religion and speech and assembly and an independent press. [applauding] that order is now being challenged. first by violent fanatics who claim to speak for islam. more recently by autocrats in foreign capitals who seek free

markets in open democracies and civil society itself as a threat to their power. the peril each poses to our democracy is more far reaching than a car bomb or a missile. they represent the fear of b change. the fear of people who look or speak or pray differently. a contempt for the rule of law that holds leaders accountable. an intolerance of dissent and free thought. a belief that the sword or the gun or the bomb or the propaganda machine is the ultimate arbiter of what's true and what's right. because of the extraordinary courage of our men and women in uniform. because of our intelligence officers and law enforcement and diplomats who support our

troops. [applauding] no foreign terrorist organization has successfully planned and executed an attack on our homeland these past eight years. [cheering and applauding]nd and although -- [applauding] boston and orlando and san bernardino and fort hood remind us of how dangerous radicalization can be, our law enforcement agencies are more effective and vigilant than ever. we have taken out tens oft thousands of terrorists, including bin laden.. [cheering and applauding] the global coalition we're leading against isil has taken out their leaders and taken away about half their territory. isil will be destroyed. and no one who threatens america will ever be safe. [cheering and applauding] and all who serve or have served

-- it has been the honor of my lifetime to be your commander-in-chief. and we all owe you a deep debt of gratitude. [cheering and applauding] but, protecting our way of life, that's not just the job of our military. democracy can buckle when it gives into fear. so just as we as citizens must remain vigilant against external aggression, we must guard against a weakening of the values that make us who we are.

[applauding] and that's why for the past eight years i've worked to put the fight against terrorism on a firmer legal footing. that's why we've ended torture, worked to close gitmo, reformed our laws governing surveillance to protect privacy and civil liberties. that's why i reject discrimination against muslim americans. [cheering and applauding] who are just as patriotic as we are. [cheering and applauding] that's why -- [applauding] that's why we cannot withdraw -- [applauding] that's why we cannot withdraw from big global fights to expand democracy and human rights and

women's rights and lgbt rights. no matter how imperfect oureffot ignoring such values may seem, that's part of defending america. for the fight against extremism and intolerance and sectarianism and chauvinism are of a piece with the fight against authoritarianism and nationalist aggression. if the scope of freedom and respect for the rule of law shrinks around the world, the likelihood of war within and between nations increases, and our own freedoms will eventually be threatened. so let's be vigilant, but not afraid. isil will try to kill innocent

people. but they cannot defeat america unless we betray our constitution and our principles in the fight. [applauding] rivals like russia or china cannot match our influence around the world -- unless we give up what we stand for, and turn ourselves into just another big country that bullies smaller neighbors. which brings me to my final point -- our democracy is threatened whenever we take item for granted. [applauding] all of us, regardless of party, should be throwing ourselves into the task of rebuilding our democratic institutions.

[applauding] when voting rates in america are some of the lowest among advanced democracies, we should be making it easier, not harder, to vote. [applauding] when trust in our institutions is low, we should reduce the corrosive influence of money in our politics, and insist on the principles of transparency and ethics in public service. when congress is dysfunctional, we should draw our districts to encourage politicians to cater to common sense and not rigid extremes. [applauding]an but remember, none of this happens on its own.

all of this depends on our participation, on each of us accepting the responsibility of citizenship, regardless of which way the pendulum of power happens to be swinging. our constitution is a. remarkable, beautiful gift. but it's really just a piece of parchment. it has no power on its own. we, the people, give it power. we, the people, give it meaning -- with our participation, and with the choices that we make and the alliances that we forge. whether or not we stand up for. our freedoms. whether or not we respect and enforce the rule of law, that's

up to us. america is no fragile thing. but the gains of our long journey to freedom are not assured. in his own farewell address, george washington wrote that self-government is the underpinning of our safety,wn prosperity, and liberty, but "from different causes and from different quarters much pains will be taken. to weaken in your minds the conviction of this truth." and so we have to preserve this truth with "jealous anxiety;" that we should reject "the firsw dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest or to enfeeble the sacred ties" that make us one.

[applauding]g] america, we weaken those ties when we allow our political dialogue to become so corrosive that people of good character aren't even willing to enter into public service. so course with rancor that americans with whom we disagree are seen, not just as misguided, but as malevolent. we weaken those ties when we define some of us as more american than others. when we write off the whole system as inevitably corrupt. and when we sit back and blame the leaders we elect without examining our own role in electing them. [applauding]

it falls to each of us to be those anxious, jealous guardians of our democracy. embrace the joyous task we have been given to continually try to improve this great nation of ours because, for all our outward differences, we in fact all share the same proud type, the most important office in a democracy, citizen. [applauding] citizen. so, you see, that's what our democracy demands. it needs you. not just when there's an

election, not just when you own narrow interest is at stake, but over the full span of a lifetime. if you're tired of arguing with strangers on the internet, try talking with one of them in rear life. [applauding] if something needs fixing, then lace up your shoes and do some organizing. [cheering and applauding] if you're disappointed by your elected officials, grab a clip board, get some signatures, and run for office yourself. [applauding] show up, dive in, stay at it.

sometimes you'll win, sometimes lose. presuming a reservoir in goodness, that can be a risk. and there will be times when the process will disappoint you. but for those of us fortunate enough to have been part of this one and to see it up close, let me tell you, it can energize and inspire. and more often than not, your faith in america and in americans will be confirmed. mine sure has been. [applauding] over the course of these eight years, i've seen the hopeful faces of young graduates and our newest military officers. i have mourned with grieving

families searching for answers, and found grace in a charleston church. i've seen our scientists help a paralyzed man regain his sense of touch. i've seen wounded warriors who at points were given up for dead walk again. i've seen our doctors and volunteers rebuild after earthquakes and stop pandemics in their tracks. i've seen the youngest of children remind us through their actions and through their generosity of our obligations to care for refugees or work for peace and, above all, to look out for each other. so that faith that i placed all those years ago, not far from here, in the power of ordinary americans to bring about change,

that faith has been rewarded in ways i could not have possibly imagined. and i hope your faith has too. some of you here tonight or watching at home, you were there with us in 2004 and 2008, 2012. [cheering and applauding] maybe you still can't believe we pulled this whole thing off. [cheering and applauding] let me tell you, you're not the only ones. [laughter] michelle -- [cheering and applauding]

michelle lavaughn robinson of the south side -- [cheering and applauding] for the past 25 years you have not only been my wife and mother of my children, you have been my best friend. [cheering and applauding] you took on a role you didn't ask for. and you made it your own with grace and with grit and with style, and good humor. a [cheering and applauding]

you made the white house a place that belongs to everybody. and a new generation sets its sights higher because it has you as a role model. you have made me proud, and you have made the country proud. [cheering and applauding] malia and sasha -- [cheering and applauding] under the strangest of circumstances you have become two amazing young women. you are smart and you are

beautiful. but more importantly, you are kind and you are thoughtful and you are full of passion. [cheering and applauding] you wore the burden of years in the spotlight so easily. of all that i have done in my life, i am most proud to be your dad. [applauding] to joe biden -- [cheering and applauding] the scrappy kid from scranton -- who became delaware's favorite

son. f you were the first decision i made as a nominee, and it was the best. [cheering and applauding] not just because you have been a great vice president, but because in the bargain i gained a brother. and we love you and jill like family. and your friendship has been one of the great joys of our lives. [applauding] to my remarkable staff, for eight years, and for some of you a whole lot more, i have drawn from your energy. and every day i try to reflect back what you displayed. heart and character. and idealism. i've watched you grow up, get

married, have kids, start incredible new journeys of your own. even when times got tough and frustrating, you never let washington get the better of you. you guarded against cynicism. and the only thing that makes me prouder than all the good that we've done is the thought of all the amazing things that you are going to achieve from here. [applauding] and to all of you out there -- every organizer who moved to an unfamiliar town, every kind family who welcomed them in, every volunteer who knocked on doors, every young person who cast a ballot for the first time, every american who lived and breathed the hard work of

change -- you are the best supporters and organizers anybody could ever hope for, and i will forever be grateful.pp because you did change the world. you did. and that's why i leave this stage tonight even more optimistic about this country than when we started. because i know our work has not only helped so many americans; it has inspired so many americans -- especially so many young people out there -- to believe that you can make a difference, to hitch your wagon to something bigger than yourselves. let me tell you, this generation coming up -- unselfish, altruistic, creative, patriotic -- i've seen you in every corner of the country. you believe in a fair, and just, and inclusive america, you know that constant change has been

america's hallmark, that it's not something to fear but something to embrace, you are willing to carry this hard work of democracy forward. you'll soon outnumber any of us, and i believe as a result the future is in good hands. [applauding] my fellow americans, it has been the honor of my life to serve you. i won't stop. in fact, i will be right there with you, as a citizen, for all my remaining days. but for now, whether you are young or whether you're young at heart, i do have one final ask of you as your president -- the same thing i asked when you took a chance on me eight years ago.

i am asking you to believe. not in my ability to bring about change -- but in yours. i am asking you to hold fast to that faith written into our founding documents, that idea whispered by slaves and abolitionists, that spirit sung by immigrants and homesteaders and those who marched for justice, that creed reaffirmed by those who planted flags from foreign battlefields to the surface of the moon, a creed at the core of every american whose story is not yet written: yes, we can. [applauding] yes, we did. [applauding] yes, we can. [applauding] thank you. god bless you. and may god continue to bless the united states of america. thank you. [applauding]

>> tucker: and with that, president obama wraps up the final major speech of his eight years of his presidency. 54 minutes just about it went. he set an awful lot. here now with fox chief political thinker, bret baier. was that what you were expecting key mack >> for the most part. president obama can deliver a speech. no matter what your ideologies, you have to appreciate that basic sacrifice to go through for eight years. it comes with a lot of perks. but it also comes with a lot of sacrifice as well. i think he saw the president getting emotional they are at the end talking about his wife and kids over the past eight years. he did, on policy, take some's whites, failed swipes if you will at the president-elect. he defended his record, and he talked about optimism of looking forward that americans can come

together, that he has found faith in different events throughout his presidency. it is roughly what the right house forecast. he does deliver a speech well. it is the question of whether you can backup all of what he said with the facts of the last eight years. >> tucker: what was interesting to me was, you have covered him closely all these eight years, what he said to me was pretty much an approximation might've said in 2009 or 2010 or any of the intervening years. there really wasn't a sense that a lot has changed during that time. i think outside of the white house, the everything is differentt. everybody is reassessing their previous beliefs. that feeling from pete's p previous beliefs key . >> there people that left behind acknowledging that they didn't go far enough to get't things done. thatas was something he really didn't talk about on the campaign trail that he said his

legacy was on the line in this past election. he now looks forward and he says he wants to reviewed not only has his party but help rebuild the country to co-forward. there were some amazing lines in the speech, obviously, it was touching for democrats who had to listen to it and in a single prior to this president. but i think there were many people looking at this record and saying the reason donald trump was elected was because he didn't hit all the marks in policy. >> tucker: that is right. you noted that before the speech began to it would be difficult to have a pure defense of the legacy. bring about universal health care. if you can raise serious questions about whether he achieved any of those, but the speech didn't really go to that for my perspective. it was really a soaring speech, and he usedea the word "organiz" at least three times in that. toou me, that sound sounds a hr of what is coming, that he is

trying to inspire people to share his worldview. he is setting the stage for what he is going to do next, which is something very public. >> he sang lace up your shoes,ac get the clipboard, make it happen. if you are tired of talking to people anonymously on the internet, talk to somebody and person.y he is trying to fire up his party. as we talked about going in, it is a party in the wilderness when it comes to the politics of it goes. but the images here of him with his family in chicago, as i mention just a few miles away from grand park where he accepted the victory in 2008, for democrats, i think he is a double edge sword. there is some sense that there is a real sadness, but there is also where does the party go from here? >> tucker: and nothing grows in the shade and whenever you have a figure as large as in the party as he was in his, it is pretty hard to raise up the next generation of leaders beat because they remain in his shadow.f as a going to be a problem for

democrats and going forward if he doesn't retreat into the solitude and silence of the speaking tour that is a conventional post-presidency and remains a public face for the democratic party? that has massive implications for where the democrats go next. >> he will have a big role no matter what happens in the future of the democratic party, whether it's an endorsement, whether it's a guidance. this speech was a blueprint forward. but he was also a call to unity, a call to come together, and while heme did take some failed swipes it president-elect. he also said this is a smooth transition that will i happen. he pledged to do it just like george w. bush did for him. >> tucker: i think that was theha part where the audience booed. >> they definitely did. throughout america and maybe some of those days that didn't vote for hillary clinton they were happy to hear them say that. >> tucker: stylistically, and it really also context, could

you find and order more different from donald trump than barack obama and vice versa? >> barack obama's is soaring rhetoric. barack obama is sometimes flowery language. donald trump is more practical, and not only his delivery, but what he is trying to say. i think the pendulum has swung, and we will see how the baton hands over and just al few days. >> tucker: since you covered your white house and you are around these guys all the time both on and off the record, is there a recognition that as popular as of the poll suggests, he and his family are personally -- that this last election was a personal rejection of his legacy? do you get the sense they feel that way? >> they don't. they feel very defensive about president obama. hey says he leaves with high approval ratings, and i don't think how they explain the loss is what they talkey about.

>> tucker: interesting. bret baier, thank you very s lo. appreciate it. that is itt for us tonight. tune in every night, at 9:00 p.m., we will be back tomorrow. sean hannity is next. don't miss it. >> sean: and thanks tucker, the obama nightmare is finally coming to an end. president obama just vanished giving his farewell address in his hometown of chicago, and he is already attempting to rewrite the history books to try and hide the truth of his failed presidency, and tonight we will explain what president obama does not want you to know about thein last eight years, and how president littrup now has the opportunity to fix the mess he is inheriting. that is tonight's opening monologue. ♪ is a were just watching president obama spent time boasting about the economy. sachsco paint a much different