The United States President Donald Trump on Sunday dismissed his predecessor Barack Obama as “grossly incompetent,” a day after former President said leaders weren’t “even pretending to be in charge” amid the coronavirus pandemic. 
 
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“We did a lot of terrific meetings, tremendous progress is being made on many fronts, including coming up with a cure for this horrible plague that has beset our country,” he said. 
 
“Look, he (Barack Obama) was an incompetent president. That’s all I can say. Grossly incompetent," Trump said.

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Earlier on Saturday, Former US President Barack Obama attacked the Trump administration’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, stating that many of the country’s leaders “aren’t even pretending to be in charge”, media reports said.

''Let’s be honest, a disease like this just spotlights the underlying inequalities and extra burdens that black communities have historically had to deal with in this country. We see it in the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on our communities,'' Obama was quoted as saying.

''More than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain that so many of the folks in charge know what they’re doing. A lot of them aren’t even pretending to be in charge,'' he said.&nbsp;

The US is the worst-hit country by the deadly contagion with at least 1,484,804 numbers of confirmed cases of coronavirus and over 89,399 fatalities.

In April, 20.5 million Americans lost their jobs and unemployment was at 14.7 per cent.

The Trump administration has been criticized for a delayed response to the outbreak and a lack of organization in providing tests and medical supplies. 
 
(With inputs from agencies)

The United States President Donald Trump on Sunday dismissed his predecessor Barack Obama as “grossly incompetent,” a day after former President said leaders weren’t “even pretending to be in charge” amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The United States President Donald Trump on Sunday dismissed his predecessor Barack Obama as “grossly incompetent,” a day after former President said leaders weren’t “even pretending to be in charge” amid the coronavirus pandemic. Also read: A lot of them aren’t even pretending to be in charge: Obama attacks Trump administration “We did a lot of terrific meetings, tremendous progress is being made on many fronts, including coming up with a cure for this horrible plague that has beset our country,” he said. “Look, he (Barack Obama) was an incompetent president. That’s all I can say. Grossly incompetent," Trump said. Earlier on Saturday, Former US President Barack Obama attacked the Trump administration’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, stating that many of the country’s leaders “aren’t even pretending to be in charge”, media reports said. ''Let’s be honest, a disease like this just spotlights the underlying inequalities and extra burdens that black communities have historically had to deal with in this country. We see it in the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on our communities,'' Obama was quoted as saying. ''More than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain that so many of the folks in charge know what they’re doing. A lot of them aren’t even pretending to be in charge,'' he said. The US is the worst-hit country by the deadly contagion with at least 1,484,804 numbers of confirmed cases of coronavirus and over 89,399 fatalities. In April, 20.5 million Americans lost their jobs and unemployment was at 14.7 per cent. The Trump administration has been criticized for a delayed response to the outbreak and a lack of organization in providing tests and medical supplies. (With inputs from agencies)

Trump calls Barack Obama ‘grossly incompetent’ after ex-president's Covid-19 criticism

Former US President Barack Obama attacked the Trump administration’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, stating that many of the country’s leaders “aren’t even pretending to be in charge”, media reports said.

Former US President Barack Obama attacked the Trump administration’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, stating that many of the country’s leaders “aren’t even pretending to be in charge”, media reports said. Speaking during an online commencement address to graduates of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Obama came down heavily on his successor this breaking tradition of refraining from criticism of successor. ''Let’s be honest, a disease like this just spotlights the underlying inequalities and extra burdens that black communities have historically had to deal with in this country. We see it in the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on our communities,'' Obama was quoted as saying. ''More than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain that so many of the folks in charge know what they’re doing. A lot of them aren’t even pretending to be in charge,'' he said. Also read: Donald Trump blames Obama for conspiracy on Twitter; calls it 'Obamagate' Talking about the injustice faced by the communities of colour, he also talked about the recent killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Ahmaud was an unarmed black jogger who was shot by a white former police officer and his son after they chased him in a neighbourhood in Georgia. “We see it when a black man goes for a jog and some folks feel like they can stop and question and shoot him, if he doesn’t submit to their questioning,” said Obama. Talking to the recent graduates, he motivated them to fight for a better future. “If the world’s going to get better, it’s going to be up to you.” The live video event also saw presence of Steve Harvey, Anthony Hamilton, Doug E Fresh, Wyclef Jean, Common, Kevin Hart, Wendy Raquel Robinson and Vivica A Fox. The two-hour event was broadcasted live on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.

A lot of them aren’t even pretending to be in charge: Obama attacks Trump administration

US President Barack Obama trolled Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as he read out the latter&#39;s mean tweets directed towards him on ABC&#39;s late night show &ldquo;Jimmy Kimmel Live&rdquo;.&nbsp;

To one of Trump&#39;s menacing tweets about Obama in which he had said that Obama will go down as the &ldquo;worst president in the history of the United States&rdquo;, Obama said that he will at least &ldquo;go down as a president&rdquo;.&nbsp;

Kimmel, the show&#39;s host, took a jab at Trump saying that Obama must have taken time from &ldquo;rigging the November 8 election&rdquo; to come on the show. Trump has time and again alleged that the elections are rigged against him.&nbsp;

Obama also revealed to being woken up in the late hours of night to deal with emergencies. But he jokingly said that he does not reach for his smartphone in the wee hours, unlike Trump who Obama indirectly said &ldquo;tweets at 3 am about people who insult him&rdquo;.&nbsp;

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(WION with inputs from Reuters)

'At least I will go down as a president,' Obama replied to Trump's tweet saying he will go down as the worst president in the US' history

US President Barack Obama trolled Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as he read out the latter's mean tweets directed towards him on ABC's late night show “Jimmy Kimmel Live”. To one of Trump's menacing tweets about Obama in which he had said that Obama will go down as the “worst president in the history of the United States”, Obama said that he will at least “go down as a president”. Kimmel, the show's host, took a jab at Trump saying that Obama must have taken time from “rigging the November 8 election” to come on the show. Trump has time and again alleged that the elections are rigged against him. Obama also revealed to being woken up in the late hours of night to deal with emergencies. But he jokingly said that he does not reach for his smartphone in the wee hours, unlike Trump who Obama indirectly said “tweets at 3 am about people who insult him”. (WION with inputs from Reuters)

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