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Obama Calls Trump’s ‘Obsession’ With Him ‘A Strange Thing’
Key takeaways
- “I obviously have a room in his head,” the former president said.
- Obama said “the last thing” he had time for as president “was worry about what somebody said, or what my predecessor did,” adding, “They’re gone, I’ve got work to do.”
- The former president went on to say that Trump’s persistent criticism of him “shows me somebody who’s not focused on the American people and the job they’re supposed to do.”
Topline Former President Barack Obama criticized President Donald Trump’s “obsession” with him in a podcast episode released Wednesday, a rare rebuke amid broader criticism of the Trump administration ahead of midterm elections later this year.
“I obviously have a room in his head,” the former president said. Getty Images Key Facts Obama, in an episode of the “All the Smoke” podcast released Wednesday, called Trump’s focus on him and his family an “obsession” and a “strange thing,” adding, “I obviously have a room in his head.”
Obama said “the last thing” he had time for as president “was worry about what somebody said, or what my predecessor did,” adding, “They’re gone, I’ve got work to do.”
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