Former President Barack Obama fiercely criticized the Trump Administration’s response to the coronavirus crisis, which has so far left more than 78,000 deaths in the country, And described it as “An absolute chaotic mess”. These words were spoken during a private call Friday night with people who worked for him at the White House during his administration, according to the Yahoo News, which obtained a recording of the call.
“These elections that are approaching at all levels are so important because what we are going to fight is not just an individual or a particular political party. What we are fighting is against these long-term trends in which to be selfish, to be tribal , being divided, and seeing others as an enemy have become a stronger drive, “he said in the conversation, three officials confirmed to CNN.
“It has been an absolute chaotic mess when that mindset – of ‘what’s in it for me’ and ‘to hell with everyone else’ – is put into practice in our government,” he added. And he emphasized: “So, by the way, I’m going to spend as much time as I need and campaign as hard as I can for Joe Biden“
In addition, the former president assured, in a conversation with members of the Obama Alumni Association to encourage them to participate more in the Biden presidential campaign, that the response to the coronavirus outbreak served to show why strong government leadership is needed during a global crisis.
Obama announced in April his endorsement of Joe Biden as his party’s candidate in the November elections.re. “I am very proud to support Joe Biden in becoming President of the United States,” he said, saying he hopes to be an active participant in his campaign “as soon as I can.”
In the phone conversation, Obama also spoke about the Michael Flynn case, saying that Attorney General William Barr’s decision to drop the criminal case against Flynn suggested that “the rule of law was at risk” in the United States.
The former president said this after Justice Department to Drop Criminal Charges Against Michael Flynn Thursday, former National Security Adviser to President Donald Trump, who pleaded guilty twice.
In documents filed Thursday in federal court in Washington, DC, the Department of Justice (DOJ) dropped the charges as, after “careful review,” they concluded that the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation had Flynn “is no longer justified on grounds.”
The decision is a major setback considering that Flynn pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI during that agency’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible collusion between Moscow and the Trump campaign.
In the conversation, Obama also spoke about his life during the pandemic. He confessed that the lack of sports was “driving him crazy.” But he recognized the positive side of the situation: Now he can have dinner with his daughters, Malia and Sasha.
With information from Yahoo news and CNN.
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