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BARACK Obama criticized the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic as “an absolute chaotic mess.”
The former president blamed his successor on Friday for fueling “tribal” politics and suggested that the Covid outbreak is worse because it has made the country more “selfish and divided.”
Obama’s attack came in a leaked recording of a conference call with former administration staff as they discussed the 2020 election.
He said: “This upcoming election at all levels is very important because what we are going to be fighting for is not just a particular individual or a political party.
“What we are fighting against is against these long-term trends where being selfish, being tribal, being divided, and seeing others as enemies has become a stronger drive in American life.”
“And by the way, we are also seeing it internationally. It is part of the reason why the response to this global crisis has been so anemic and irregular.
“It would have been bad even with the best governments.
Obama’s comments came as:
“It has been an absolutely chaotic mess when that mindset, of ‘what’s in it for me’ and ‘bugging everyone else’, when that mindset becomes operational in our government.”
He added that this was the reason “he will spend as much time as necessary and campaign as hard as he can for Joe Biden,” according to the tape. obtained by Yahoo News
It is his clearest signal, yet he will make a significant contribution to the 2020 campaign after critics claimed he was slow to endorse his former vice president.
Obama too criticized the Justice Department’s decision to drop the charges against Michael Flynn for jeopardizing “the rule of law” on the same call
The Obama recording came as Trump struggled to prevent the coronavirus pandemic from derailing his reelection, as the economy plunges into its worst recession in decades.
About 20 million Americans lost their jobs in April, sending unemployment to a record 14.7 percent after World War II.
Trump praised the armed protesters who marched against state capitols demanding an end to the blockade restrictions.
He is said to believe wearing a face mask I’d send the wrong message before the election.
And he believes the official death toll in the United States of more than 78,000 has been “exaggerated,” according to reports.
His aides fear the bleak numbers will alarm voters at a time when the president wants to focus on boosting the economy.
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