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From the New York Post: Well, that was unexpected. Former President Donald Trump praised his predecessor Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama Tuesday ahead of the pair’s speech at the convention.
“I think he’s a nice gentleman, but he was very weak on trade. If you take a look at what happened to our country trade-wise, it was a disaster,” Trump told CNN.
“I happen to like him. I respect him and I respect his wife.”
Trump had been the poster child for promoting the birtherism conspiracy theories against Obama and has occasionally lashed out against him.
WATCH BELOW:
“I happen to like [Obama]. I respect him and I respect his wife.”
— Donald Trump on President Obama and Michelle Obama ahead of their DNC speeches tonight pic.twitter.com/MDxJtCBf91
— The Recount (@therecount) August 20, 2024
Trump is catching flak over the comment. One X user wrote, “Can somebody tell me what Donald Trump is smoking? Since when has he respected President Barack Obama?”
Another person posted, “Trump likes Obama and respects him but hates Brian Kemp. This clip tells you everything you need to know about this clown.”
“Don’t worry. After hearing their speeches tonight, he’ll hate them tomorrow,” another person quipped.
“He does not respect him, he was calling him out a week ago at a rally. He’s hoping that some Obama voters out there will swing to him. Nothing more,” yet another X user wrote.
Obama roasted Trump at the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, long before Trump ever ran for office:
#OnThisDay 2011 — President Obama’s jokes about Donald Trump.
Full #WHCD video here: https://t.co/CQtPrKSEdjpic.twitter.com/07wlgSi4QN
— CSPAN (@cspan) April 30, 2021
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