Barack obama on trump

MIAMI: Former president Barack Obama on Friday (Nov 2) decried as a "political stunt" Donald Trump's plan to send thousands of US soldiers to the Mexican border to block migrants from entering the country.In a rousing speech to a Miami crowd as he campaigned for fellow Democrats ahead of next week's midterm elections, Obama said the Republican administration was "even taking our brave troops away from their families for a political stunt at the border."Trump, who has placed immigration at the heart of his party's election effort, has persistently attacked the caravan of Central American migrants, denouncing it as a potential "invasion."Trump announced earlier this week that he would send thousands of troops to the border to beef up national defenses at the border.He has campaigned heavily on the issue, warning supporters Thursday that migrants would soon be "overwhelming your schools, your hospitals, your communities."Obama said the deployment was serving to "get folks angry and ginned … [Read more...] about Obama brands Trump’s border deployment plan a ‘political stunt’

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR The New York Times KATIE BENNER JOHN KOBLIN Fri., March 9, 2018 WASHINGTON — Former U.S. President Barack Obama is in advanced negotiations with Netflix to produce a series of high-profile shows that will provide him a global platform after his departure from the White House, according to people familiar with the discussions. Under terms of a proposed deal, which is not yet final, Netflix would pay Obama and his wife, Michelle, for exclusive content that would be available only on the streaming service, which has nearly 118 million subscribers around the world. The number of episodes and the formats for the shows have not been decided. Obama does not intend to use his Netflix shows to directly respond to President Donald Trump or conservative critics, according to people familiar with discussions about the programming. They said the Obamas had talked about producing shows that highlight inspirational stories. But the Netflix … [Read more...] about Barack Obama is in talks with Netflix to produce shows highlighting inspirational stories

By The Associated Press Wed., Feb. 21, 2018 WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump is again attacking his predecessor, suggesting he should have done more to prevent Russian election meddling. Trump said on Twitter Wednesday: “Question: If all of the Russian meddling took place during the Obama Administration, right up to January 20th, why aren’t they the subject of the investigation? Why didn’t Obama do something about the meddling?” The president also took a swipe at his attorney general, misspelling his name. He said: “Why aren’t Dem crimes under investigation? Ask Jeff Session!” The president regularly uses Twitter to question why the Justice Department is not investigating his political opponents. Trump has previously criticized Obama for not doing more to prevent meddling. Article Continued Below During the 2016 campaign, President Barack Obama called out Russia for political interference when much less was … [Read more...] about Presenting no evidence, Donald Trump again calls for federal investigation into Barack Obama