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Random Musing: How Barack Obama ‘birthed’ Donald Trump and MAGA | World News

[ad_1] There’s a school of thought popular among Washington watchers that it was Barack Obama’s jibes at Donald Trump during an ill-fated White House Correspondents’ Dinner in 2011 that might have led to Trump’s presidential run which in turn would upend the rules-based liberal order that came into effect post-World War II and now threatens […]

‘President Trump had no idea’: Karoline Leavitt denies White House role in ABC shelving Jimmy Kimmel; blasts Barack Obama

[ad_1] White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denied that the administration had any role in ABC’s indefinite shelving of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” following the host’s monologue on the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. She also criticized former President Barack Obama for alleging that the Donald […]

‘Heart of democracy’: Barack Obama addresses Charlie Kirk and Jimmy Kimmel cases; stresses defending free speech

[ad_1] Former US President Barack Obama on Thursday defended freedom of speech as a core democratic value, weighing in on the assassination of conservative leader Charlie Kirk and the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show.“This commentary offers a clear, powerful statement of why freedom of speech is at the heart of democracy and must be […]

‘We’ve got a problem’: Barack Obama warns US at ‘inflection point’; blasts Trump’s ‘dangerous’ rhetoric

[ad_1] Former President Barack Obama has warned that the United States is at “an inflection point,” criticising President Donald Trump and his aides for exploiting political violence to attack opponents and further divide the nation. Speaking at an event hosted by the Jefferson Educational Society in Erie, Pennsylvania, Obama pointed to the recent killing of […]

‘Obviously, I didn’t know him’: In first public comment after Charlie Kirk’s death, Obama blames Trump

[ad_1] Barack Obama condemned the killing of Charlie Kirk but blamed President Donald Trump for the divisive atmosphere. Former president Barack Obama made his first public comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and called it an “inflection point” for the nation. He said he did not know Kirk but he mourned his […]

Who dares tell Obama it’s bedtime? The Queen did when she grew tired of late-night Palace chatter – ‘Tell him to go to bed’

[ad_1] Barack Obama’s 2011 state visit to London left behind more than polished speeches and diplomatic handshakes, it also produced one of those dry, razor-sharp Queen Elizabeth II moments that courtiers and politicians never forgot.In Power and the Palace, a new book by royal author Valentine Low serialized in The Times, the late monarch is […]

Gerrymandering row: Barack Obama backs Newsom’s redistricting plan in California; calls it a ‘smart, measured’ response to Texas

[ad_1] File photo: Former US President Barack Obama (Picture credit: AP) Former US President Barack Obama has thrown his weight behind California Governor Gavin Newsom’s push to redraw House districts, calling the plan a “responsible” way to counter Republican efforts in Texas.Speaking at a Martha’s Vineyard fundraiser on Tuesday, Obama said he admired Newsom’s decision […]

Russiagate ‘hoax’: Attorney General Pam Bondi orders grand jury probe of Obama officials- Report

[ad_1] United States attorney general Pam Bondi directed her staff on Monday to proceed with the criminal referral from director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard concerning the alleged Russia-Trump conspiracy, Fox News Digital reported adding that the department of Justice is initiating a grand jury investigation into this matter.According to a letter reviewed by Fox […]

Russiagate: Tulsi Gabbard says Russia believed Hillary Clinton’s 2016 victory ‘inevitable’; claims Obama admin orchestrated hoax

[ad_1] Director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has claimed that Russian officials privately anticipated a Hillary Clinton victory was “inevitable” in the 2016 US presidential election, based on her assessment of recently released documents by her office.Speaking on Miranda Devine’s “Pod Force One” podcast, Gabbard has said that Russia had a strategy of undermining public […]

‘Aid must be permitted to reach people’: Barack Obama voices concern over Gaza; calls for action to ‘stop preventable starvation’

[ad_1] Former US President Barack Obama (AP photo) Former US President Barack Obama on Monday urged immediate action to prevent what he called the “preventable” starvation unfolding in Gaza, referring to the situation caused by the war that erupted between Israel and Hamas on October 7, 2023.“While a lasting resolution to the crisis in Gaza […]