Donald Trump is ranting that President Obama pointed out the obvious last night during his “60 Minutes” interview: that Trump will not be the next President of the United States.
In an interview with CBS News’s “60 Minutes,” Obama dismissed Trump as a “publicity seeker” and “reality TV character” who is profiting from an “anti-immigrant sentiment” among GOP primary voters.
“I think that he is tapped into something that exists in the Republican Party that’s real,” the president said in the interview that aired Sunday. “He knows how to get attention.
“I don’t think he’ll end up being president of the United States,” he said.
Of course, it’s no surprise that The Donald took to Twitter to criticize the President post haste:
President Obama was terrible on @60Minutes tonight. He said CLIMATE CHANGE is the most important thing, not all of the current disasters!
At a press conference Thursday, President Barack Obama’s frustration with a lack of action from Congress to prevent mass shootings – like the one that happened today at Umpqua Community College in Oregon – was on clear display.
“It cannot be this easy for somebody who wants to inflict harm on other people to get his or her hands on a gun,” Obama said.
“It cannot be this easy for somebody who wants to inflict harm on other people to get his or her hands on a gun,” Obama said.
He recalled an interview in which he said that America is the only country on Earth that sees these kinds of mass shootings regularly. Hours later, there were reports of a shooting at a Lafayette, Louisiana, movie theater.
He continued: “We spend over $1 trillion on preventing terrorism…yet we have a Congress that prevents us from even collecting data on how to reduce gun deaths.”
The president also made note that “our thoughts and prayers are not enough. They are not enough.”
“Somehow this has become routine.”
I agree. Over 80% of Americans support universal background checks when purchasing a gun. Can we not do even just that?
One guy fails to ignite a shoe bomb on an airplane, and now we all take our shoes and belts off to go through airport security. We can’t take a few minutes to do a background check on a felon or mentally ill person?
“One of their leading candidates argued that going to prison turns you gay,” he said, referring to neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who has recently surged in the polls. “Well, you think I’m — I shouldn’t go into this? No, I mean, I’m just stating the facts.”
“Another candidate boasts that he introduced an amendment to end nationwide marriage equality — which isn’t even an accomplishment at all. A third says Americans should just disobey the Supreme Court’s ruling entirely. I’m sure he loves the Constitution — except for Article III. And maybe the Equal Protection Amendment. And the 14th Amendment, generally.”
The President made a point of listing several advances in LGBT rights since he took office such as overturning the military’s ban on openly gay soldiers, his executive order banning workplace discrimination against LGBT individuals employed by the federal government and federal contractors, as well as this year’s Supreme Court’s ruling legalizing gay marriage nationwide.
Obama also chided the GOP world for their chants of “taking their country back.” Obama addressed the idea of “taking the country back” to 2008 before he was elected president:
“In their world, everything was terrific back in 2008 when we were in the midst of a spiral into the worst financial crisis and economic crisis since the Great Depression, when unemployment and uninsured rates were rising and when our economy was shedding jobs each month, and we were mired in two wars, hopelessly addicted to foreign oil, and bin Laden was still at large,” Obama said.
“Those were the Golden Years, apparently. And then, I came in and messed it all up.”
Introducing the President for the evening was lead plaintiff in the SCOTUS same-sex marriage case, Jim Obergefell.
Speaking to the Congressional Black Caucus this past Saturday night, President Obama made a point to call Fox News out for repeatedly distorting his support for police officers.
For a long time now, Fox News has portrayed Obama as unsupportive and divisive when it comes to police officers and the communities they serve.
“I want to repeat – because somehow this never shows up on Fox News. I want to repeat – because I’ve said it a lot, unwaveringly, all the time: Our law enforcement officers do outstanding work in an incredibly difficult and dangerous job. They put their lives on the line for our safety. We appreciate them and we love them. That’s why my Task Force on 21st Century Policing made a set of recommendations that I want to see implemented to improve their safety, as well as to make sure that our criminal justice system is being applied fairly. Officers show uncommon bravery in our communities every single day. They deserve our respect. […]
“So I just want to repeat, because somehow this never gets on the TV: There is no contradiction between us caring about our law enforcement officers and also making sure that our laws are applied fairly. Do not make this as an either/or proposition. This is a both/and proposition. We want to protect our police officers. We’ll do a better job doing it if our communities can feel confident that they are being treated fairly. I hope I’m making that clear. I hope I’m making that clear.”
In case you missed it this morning, here’s the full video of President Obama welcoming Pope Francis to the United States at the White House this morning.
Delivering remarks in english, Pope Francis spoke in support of President Obama regarding issues of current political note, including climate change, relations with Cuba and immigration.
Am I morally obligated to defend the president every time somebody says something bad or controversial about him? I don't think so!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 19, 2015
This is the first time in my life that I have caused controversy by NOT saying something.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 19, 2015
If someone made a nasty or controversial statement about me to the president, do you really think he would come to my rescue? No chance!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 19, 2015
If I would have challenged the man, the media would have accused me of interfering with that man's right of free speech. A no win situation!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 19, 2015
