Former President Obama criticized former President Trump’s rhetoric throughout a marketing campaign rally in Atlanta on Thursday, saying the Republican is “acting kind of funny.”
“He acts so crazy, and it’s become so common that people no longer take it seriously,” Obama stated throughout the occasion alongside Vice President Harris. “I’m here to explain to you: Just because he acts goofy, does not mean his presidency wouldn’t be dangerous.”
The previous Democratic president questioned his successor’s competence throughout the rally, invoking feedback Trump reportedly made praising Nazi chief Adolf Hitler and the “loyalty” of his generals. The remarks had been confirmed by former White Home chief of workers and retired Gen. John Kelly, who additionally known as his ex-boss a “fascist” in a current interview with The Atlantic.
“In politics, a good rule of thumb is: Don’t say you want to do anything like Hitler,” Obama stated in his remarks. “But it is useful, because it gives us a window into how Donald Trump thinks.”
He additionally took a swing on the GOP presidential nominee’s ego and confidence whereas in Atlanta, citing the variety of officers who’ve spoken up in opposition to Trump, together with Kelly and former Joint Chiefs of Employees Chair Gen. Mark Milley. Greater than a dozen former Trump officers additionally signed an open letter backing Kelly.
Obama identified that these aren’t Democratic figures or “woke liberals,” and but, they’re nonetheless going in opposition to Trump.
“They are people who have never, in the past, even talked about politics, because they believe that the military should be above politics,” he continued. “But the reason they’re speaking up is because they have seen that in Donald Trump’s mind, the military does not exist to serve the Constitution or the American people.”
He urged the previous president would additionally fill his administration with people who find themselves “simply as looney as he’s” if he is elected in November.
Obama and his spouse, former first girl Michelle Obama, have been becoming a member of Harris on the marketing campaign path currently, making appearances in key battleground states, together with scheduled appearances in Arizona and Nevada. In Georgia, the previous president was additionally joined by celebrities Bruce Springsteen, Spike Lee, Samuel L. Jackson and Tyler Perry. He’s set to rally for the vice chairman once more Friday night in North Carolina.
With simply greater than per week till Election Day, The Hill/Resolution Desk HQ’s polling index reveals Harris with a slight lead over Trump nationally — 48.7 p.c to 47.7 p.c.
The Hill has reached out to the Trump marketing campaign for remark.
