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

“Look, he (Barack Obama) was an incompetent president. That’s all I can say. Grossly incompetent," Trump said. READ MORE

Michael Jordan's first Air Jordan sneakers sold for a record $560,000 at Sotheby's

Known for selling multimillion-dollar art, Sotheby’s held its first auction dedicated entirely to sneakers last year and had then set a world record of $437,500 for a pair of 1972 Nike running shoes known as the “Moon Shoe.” READ MORE