Obama-Trump feud
President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump have one of the most well-known feuds in political history.
Birther Claims[edit]
The conflict began in March 2011, during an interview on Good Morning America, Donald Trump said he was seriously considering running for president, that he was a "little" skeptical of Obama's citizenship, and that someone who shares this view should not be so quickly dismissed as an "idiot" (as Trump considers the term "birther" to be "derogatory"). Trump would become the face of the birther movement. After 2 months, Obama released his birth certificate during the 2011 White House Correspondents Dinner where he and Seth Meyers spent a considerable amount of time mocking Trump. Some claim this mockery was what led to Trump's 2016 presidential bid.
Pre-Election[edit]
Trump targeted President Obama many times during his presidency calling him "a threat to our country," "the worst president maybe in the history of our country," a "disaster," "weak," and "ineffective."[1]
2016 Election[edit]
President Obama spent a considerable amount of time on the campaign trail supporting democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and deriding Donald Trump for his business record and personality. On November 8, while speaking in support of Clinton towards his legacy, in Ann Arbor, MI Obama warned that "all that progress goes down the drain if we don’t win tomorrow."[2] Obama later mocked Trump's heavy usage of social media and his temperament.
Citing his faith in the intelligence of American people, Obama believed Trump would not win the election.[3] Trump responded by saying he would've beaten Obama very easily if it were him and not Mitt Romney in 2012.
Trump claimed Obama had ties to ISIS, and claimed "He's the founder of ISIS. He's the founder of ISIS. He's the founder. He founded ISIS" and that Obama had sympathies for the group after the Orlando shooting when he said that Obama "doesn't get it, or he gets it better than anybody understands."[4]
Post-Election[edit]
After Trump's landslide victory over Hillary Clinton, Obama promised a smooth and peaceful transfer of power between the parties and had his first meeting with Trump.[5]
On December 26, 2016 Obama claimed he would've defeated Trump if he had run in 2016.[6] Trump swiftly responded on Twitter by saying "NO WAY!" citing the rise of ISIL and jobs leaving America.[7]
Wiretapping[edit]
On March 4, 2017, Trump sent a string of tweets baselessly claiming that Obama wiretapped Trump Tower.[8] A spokesperson for Barack Obama claimed the president did not.
References[edit]
- ↑ CNN, Jeremy Diamond. "Trump has said a lot of things about Obama over the years".
- ↑ "Full Video & Transcript: President Obama Campaigns for Hillary Clinton at Ann Arbor, Michigan Rally, Mon. Nov. 7, 2016 at Ray L. Fisher Stadium - Shallow Nation".
- ↑ "President Obama says Trump won't win: "being president is a serious job"". 16 February 2016.
- ↑ "Trump claims Obama founded ISIS".
- ↑ https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2016-11-09/obama-pledges-smooth-transition-for-donald-trump-urges-american-unity
- ↑ "President Obama says he could have beaten Trump — Trump says 'NO WAY!'".
- ↑ "Donald J. Trump on Twitter".
- ↑ Shear, Michael D.; Schmidt, Michael S. (4 March 2017). "Trump, Offering No Evidence, Says Obama Tapped His Phones" – via NYTimes.com.
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