First, it was like Obama looked ahead to 2016 and tried to warn of the economic disaster leading people to demagoguery.
Second, yes, that moment in January 2017 was when I first encountered the full context of "clinging to guns and religion" statement made by Obama in 2008.
Here's some additional context.
It would appear the focus of media coverage, left and right, was "how dare he!?". I'm sure the Left let go of it once he was nominated, but Fox News made damn sure it stuck to his Presidency as offensive, "anti American" remarks. That Obama's message contained a Trump styled truth of speaking to economics, of speaking to the ruination found in rural America, was surprising as hell to witness in 2017. A devastated people "clinging" is exactly what just happened to us in November.
I do believe the man wanted to help, but got crushed and made small by an immovable system. Trump caught the same wind of populism that carried Obama to office. He'll accomplish even less and raise a great stink against those who surround him. Trump is the end of the GOP, the buck stops here. By 2020 we can ride both the backlash and the populism to reshape America. But first we have to push forward with an economic message they can believe in, we want the people to cling to us and the progressive movement.