Obama's stern warning for Trump
During a conversation with David Letterman on his new
Netflix program, former President Barack Obama issued a stern warning for the
current commander in chief: "One of the things that Michelle figured out,
in some ways faster than I did, was part of your ability to lead the country
doesn't have to do with legislation, doesn't have to do with regulations, it
has to do with shaping attitudes, shaping culture, increasing awareness."
Although Obama was extremely hesitant about directly commenting about President
Donald Trump, the message he sent was clear.
And it comes in the wake of the upsetting news that during
a private meeting with legislators at the White House, President Trump referred
to African nations as "shithole countries." The President tweeted out
a denial that he ever said this, with two Republican legislators saying that
they couldn't remember. Illinois Democrat Richard Durbin, who was in
attendance, responded that Trump did use the term and said things that were
"hate-filled, vile and racist." And a Republican, Sen. Lindsey Graham
of South Carolina, said he appreciated Durbin's statement -- and had challenged
Trump's

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