Post by Admin on Aug 18, 2020 18:20:20 GMT
President Trump early Tuesday lashed out at Michelle Obama after the former first lady issued a blistering criticism of the incumbent president during remarks at the virtual Democratic National Convention.
“Somebody please explain to @michelleobama that Donald J. Trump would not be here, in the beautiful White House, if it weren’t for the job done by your husband, Barack Obama,” Trump tweeted early Tuesday morning.
Trump, who did not criticize Michelle Obama directly, went on to call presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden an “afterthought” and accused former President Barack Obama of offering a “very late & unenthusiastic endorsement” of his former vice president. Barack Obama endorsed Biden, who served as his vice president for eight years, after it was clear that Biden was the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee.
“My Administration and I built the greatest economy in history, of any country, turned it off, saved millions of lives, and now am building an even greater economy than it was before. Jobs are flowing, NASDAQ is already at a record high, the rest to follow,” Trump continued, defending his administration’s response to the novel coronavirus, which has now killed more than 170,000 Americans and devastated the U.S. economy.
The president went on to claim that the Obama administration's response to the 2009 H1N1 pandemic was viewed as "weak and pathetic." He also asserted that the previous administration was “the most corrupt in history” for “spying” on his 2016 campaign.
Trump and Republicans have long alleged that FBI investigators were corrupt and motivated by bias in targeting his campaign during the Russia investigation. A Justice Department inspector general’s report released last year faulted the FBI in its handling of warrant applications used to surveil a former Trump campaign adviser but found the investigation had an adequate predicate and that its opening was not motivated by bias.
“Somebody please explain to @michelleobama that Donald J. Trump would not be here, in the beautiful White House, if it weren’t for the job done by your husband, Barack Obama,” Trump tweeted early Tuesday morning.
Trump, who did not criticize Michelle Obama directly, went on to call presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden an “afterthought” and accused former President Barack Obama of offering a “very late & unenthusiastic endorsement” of his former vice president. Barack Obama endorsed Biden, who served as his vice president for eight years, after it was clear that Biden was the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee.
“My Administration and I built the greatest economy in history, of any country, turned it off, saved millions of lives, and now am building an even greater economy than it was before. Jobs are flowing, NASDAQ is already at a record high, the rest to follow,” Trump continued, defending his administration’s response to the novel coronavirus, which has now killed more than 170,000 Americans and devastated the U.S. economy.
The president went on to claim that the Obama administration's response to the 2009 H1N1 pandemic was viewed as "weak and pathetic." He also asserted that the previous administration was “the most corrupt in history” for “spying” on his 2016 campaign.
Trump and Republicans have long alleged that FBI investigators were corrupt and motivated by bias in targeting his campaign during the Russia investigation. A Justice Department inspector general’s report released last year faulted the FBI in its handling of warrant applications used to surveil a former Trump campaign adviser but found the investigation had an adequate predicate and that its opening was not motivated by bias.