Trump unleashed anger on Obama in the middle of Epstein debate
Trump unleashed anger on Obama in the middle of Epstein debate
CNN - President Donald Trump and his predecessor Barack Obama had a single, meaningful meeting on November 10, 2016, just two days after Trump's first election victory. For Trump it was the first visit to the Oval Office, and the encounter is considered a very AWKARD.
The return of the feud
Almost nine years later, this meeting was discussed again in a completely different context. On Sunday, Trump posted a AI-generated video that uses scenes from the said meeting to present how FBI agents plunge into the office, pull Obama off his chair and put on handcuffs while falling on his knees. Trump watches the smiling with his combat anthem "Y.M.C.A." in the background.
Trump's obsession by Obama
for years, and before he himself pursued ambitious plans with the presidency, Trump is obsessed with an unbridled focus on the 44th president, whom he likes to refer to "Barack Hussein Obama". This week Trump's obsession came to a new highlight, especially with regard to Obama's role in the investigation of the Russian influence on the 2016 elections. This led to a rare public criticism from Obama's office and revived the most violent feuds among the presidents.
criticism as a distraction
Trump renewed his old, never forgotten allegations, while the questions about his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein's files came up. From the question of a reporter to Epstein, he quickly waved into a detailed tirade in which he accused his predecessor betrayal. Critics saw this a clear attempt to distract from a scandal that brought him into conflict with influential members of his own basis.
a change of strategy
BEFORE this week, Trump had directed his displeasure primarily against his immediate predecessor, Joe Biden, which he represented as a largely comatous viewer of the radical agenda of his consultants. On an earlier opportunity this year, however, it seemed to have a friendly conversation in the Washington National Cathedral during the funeral of Jimmy Carter.
The return to aggression
The supposed conspiracy
Trump and Gabard came to a different conclusion and accused Obama and high -ranking officials of his administration of manipulating the secret services in order to support the theory that Russia influenced the election result. Their conclusions were putting on Russia's attempts to sow through leaks and social media with the attempted hacking of the choice infrastructure, which the secret services did not confirm.
a new dimension of allegations
Nevertheless, Trump represented the new report as "the biggest scandal in the history of our country" and said: "Obama tried to lead a coup. And it was with Hillary Clinton." A spokesman for Obama rejected the allegations a few hours later as "ridiculous" and "weak attempt to distract", but added that Obama usually ignored Trump's "constant nonsense and misinformation", but could not be silent in this case.
the shadow of the past
The Russian investigation has long been considered a shadow over his first presidency, which was staged by its political rivals in order to undermine its legitimacy. In his second term, Trump prioritized the retaliation against those who examined him - and, as he sees it, made his first term unbearable. Even if Obama was no longer in office at this time, Trump always referred to the former president as a "mastermind".a deeper rivalry
The hostility between the two men extends far back to Trump's “Birther” conspiracy, which he fed long before his presidential ambition. His outrage seemed to grow when Obama ridiculed him in 2011 during a speech to the White House of Correspondents ’dinner. Until Obama handed over the power to Trump, the germs of distrust were already sown, even if both men gave a friendly impression in the Oval Office.
an unchanged state
Trump and Obama have hardly spoken to each other since their only meeting in 2016, apart from courtesy on state occasions. Former First Lady Michelle Obama even has events in which Trump could also be present.
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