Barack Obama slammed Trump for quitting his interview with CBS News reporter Lesley Stahl.
Washington:
US President Donald Trump is looking for a second term to help himself and his wealthy friends, alleged Barack Obama, as he tore his successor apart for not having a plan to fight the pandemic of COVID-19 and withdraw from an interview.
Seeking the support of former Vice President Joe Biden, who is the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, and his running mate Senator Kamala Harris, Barack Obama at a car-driving rally in Florida state , urged Americans not to give Donald Trump a second term.
Claiming that Donald Trump has no empathy and no concerns for average Americans, Barack Obama said the US president is seeking a second term only “to help himself” and his wealthy friends.
On the other hand, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are going to fight, not for themselves, “but for you and us,” he said.
“They’re not going to surround themselves with hacks and lobbyists. They’re going to surround themselves with people who care about you… It’s more than anything that separates them from their opponents: they genuinely care about Americans, even those who don’t vote for them, ”Barack Obama said at a campaign rally in Miami, Florida.
Miami Dade has the highest registration rate of all counties in Florida. Florida has the highest registration rate of any state in the country. No one has a greater interest in making sure those protections stay in place than here in Florida, he said.
“We have a POTUS who actually suggested selling Puerto Rico. Believe it or not, it could have been worse. He once asked our national security officials if he could bomb hurricanes. I mean , at least he didn’t. A nuclear hurricane seems to have been serious, “Barack Obama said.
“I sat in the Oval Office with the two men running for president and they’re very different people. You know Donald Trump, I knew he wasn’t going to embrace my vision, I knew that he was not. will continue my politics, but I was hoping that for the good of the country he would have shown at least some interest in taking the job seriously. That’s not how it is. ‘happened,’ he said.
Barack Obama criticized Donald Trump for quitting his interview with CBS News reporter Lesley Stahl.
“He got angry and left the 60 Minutes interview. He thought the questions were too hard. If he can’t answer a tough question like ‘what would you like to do during your second term? “Don’t give him a second term. When 60 Minutes and Lesley Stahl are too hard for you, you’re not that hard,” he said.
“He was asked ‘What is your new plan for the next phase of COVID? Which is a really good question considering we just saw the most cases increase yesterday. So you think he’d be ready for instead, he just said it wasn’t his fault and he didn’t have (a plan). He doesn’t have a plan, he doesn’t even recognize reality, ”Obama said.
Donald Trump complained of being asked “tough questions”. The president cried foul over Tuesday’s interview, before posting it on Facebook on Thursday.
Responding to Barack Obama, Donald Trump, in a tweet, later said that no one was running for the former US president.
“No one shows up for Barack Obama’s hate speech. 47 people! No energy, but still better than Joe!” he said.
Barack Obama said his administration left the White House with a pandemic manual that showed them how to react before a virus hit the coast of the United States.
“He must be lost with the Republican health plan. We cannot find him. Eight months after the start of this pandemic, new cases are breaking records. Donald Trump is not suddenly going to protect us all. He cannot even protect us all. take the basic steps to protect yourself, ”he said.
“A Florida man wouldn’t even do that sort of thing. Why do we accept this from the President of the United States? This is not normal behavior,” he said. Barack Obama said Joe Biden was not a socialist.
“Look, some of the rhetoric you hear here in South Florida, it’s just made up. It’s just nonsense. Listening to Republicans, you’d think Joe was more Communist than the Castros. ,” he said.
“Don’t fall for this damn thing. Joe Biden is not a socialist. He was a senator from Delaware … I think people would know if he was a super socialist right now. What is true is that he will stand up for ordinary people, ”said the former president.
