I obviously have a very strong opinion about the two candidates who are running here.
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“Right now, Im president and I’m for it”, Obama said. Obama asked at a press conference with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
He urged Republicans to withdraw support for their party’s presidential pick, saying he is “woefully unprepared to do this job”.
Obama on Tuesday described his feelings about Trump as unprecedented, recalling disagreements with previous GOP presidential nominees Senator John McCain and Mitt Romney – but never an outright sense they were unfit to serve.
“What I will say is they have been told these are classified briefings”.
Obama, who intentionally doesn’t mention Trump by name, further cemented his belief of Trump by noting (with a slight grin) the many Republicans who also don’t think Trump is qualified.
“What does it say about your party that this is your standard bearer?”
In an article published by the New York Times it was revealed that Trump managed to circumvent the Vietnam War draft lottery – the system by which citizens were called to serve in the armed forces – five times. Where do we draw the line?
“The Obama-Clinton foreign policy gave rise to ISIS, made Iran flush with cash, and is now admitting vast numbers of refugees and migrants into the United States from some of the most volatile regions in the world”, Trump senior policy adviser Stephen Miller said in a statement. But it was in the air just the same.
“My advice to Donald Trump has been and will continue to be to focus on jobs and national security and stop responding to every criticism whether it’s from a grieving family or Hillary Clinton”, Blunt said in a statement.
JUDY WOODRUFF: The Purple Heart, given to those wounded or killed in action, came from a retired lieutenant colonel. “That was much easier”, said Trump.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Later, Trump did answer the president in a statement, charging he and his former secretary of state betrayed American security and American workers.
Obama’s harsh comments were an attempt to raise the stakes for Republicans, suggesting their support for Trump will taint their party for years to come.
An unexpected moment that occurred just as Trump was making his own pitch. He added: “I don’t think anybody would take that seriously”.
Trump’s criticism was part of a familiar pattern: He can’t let go of a perceived slight, no matter the potential damage to his presidential campaign or political reputation. Clinton will be in Colorado.
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The brash billionaire then appeared on Fox News and said that the “election is going to be rigged”.
