Obama Critiques Trump Admin’s Virus Response: Not ‘Even Pretending To Be In Charge’ | Talking Points Memo

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama on Saturday criticized U.S. leaders overseeing the nation’s response to the coronavirus, telling college graduates in an online commencement address that the pandemic shows many officials “aren’t even pretending to be in charge.”


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Game on. Welcome back, Mr. President!

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The last duly elected President of the United States is correct. Stay safe. Vote Democratic.

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Wow. Nicely done.

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His remarks were unexpectedly political, given the venue, and touched on current events beyond the virus and its social and economic impacts.

Good!

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Thanks for chiming in, Mr. President. Well done. And I hate to ask, but we’re gonna need a little more from you.

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No more fucks left to give.

His remarks were unexpectedly political,

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That’ll leave a mark.

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Come back!

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With luck Trump will choke on his own tongue tonight.

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Trump: Another angry, disgruntled former government employee. Many people are saying he didn’t do a good job.

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He’s the honey badger that we need right now.

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Why wouldn’t his remarks be political? Trump has accused him of lord-knows-what as a political stunt. Obama can’t ignore that, not i n these times.

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…telling college graduates in an online commencement address that the pandemic shows many officials “aren’t even pretending to be in charge.”

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He’s not wrong.

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It’ll just go away.

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O, O, O shit storm in 3, 2, 1…

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At some point if you’re tRump you have to stop poking this man. He’s simply better than you. #Vote

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We’ll be on exploding head watch tonight and tomorrow…

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