“I told Barack Obama that I wouldn't let the automakers fail. I won't dump this mess on him.”

—  George W. Bush , book Decision Points

In November 2008 https://books.google.com/books?id=iUJTvsUGWOcC&printsec=frontcover&dq=decision+points&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAGoVChMImu6s8_WEyAIVjNkeCh1oFgyY#v=onepage&q=obama&f=false.
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