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Obama Makes Joke About Tea Party Protesters: They Should Thank Me For Cutting Taxes! (VIDEO)

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President Obama needled tea party protesters last night in a speech at a Miami fundraiser, saying the anti-government protesters — who staged demonstrations across the country on Tax Day yesterday — ought to be thanking him for cutting taxes.

[TPM SLIDESHOW: More Than Just Forms: Tax Day Tea Party-Style]

“We cut taxes for 95 percent of working Americans, just like I promised we would on the campaign,” Obama said.

So I’ve been a little amused over the last couple of days where people have been having these rallies, about taxes. You would think they would be saying, “Thank you!” That’s what you’d think!

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