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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed May 17, 2017, 10:04 AM May 2017

What Does Barack Obama Really Think of Donald Trump? 'He's Nothing But a Bullsh-ter'

Cool, even-keeled, no-drama Barack Obama is one of the few people in the country who hasn’t publicly opined on the tweets and turmoil wrought by President Trump. And so a persistent question to those close to the former president is: What does Obama really think of the man now occupying the Oval Office?

“He’s nothing but a bullsh–ter,” Obama told two friends early last November, describing an election night phone call with Trump, in which the businessman suddenly professed his “respect” and “admiration” for Obama—after years of hectoring.

Speaking to PEOPLE for its new cover story on Obama and his wife Michelle adjusting to life outside the White House, the two friends quoted Obama’s blunt assessment of President-elect Trump. And how has Obama’s opinion changed since Trump been in office? “Well,” said one of the sources, “it hasn’t gotten any better.”

A third source close to Obama tells PEOPLE: “He’s deeply concerned with what he’s seen. But he’s also optimistic and heartened that citizens aren’t just watching it happen but engaging with neighbors and elected representatives at town halls.”

“Bulls—ter,” while head-turning, shouldn’t come as a huge surprise to anyone paying attention to Obama’s 2016 campaign rhetoric on Trump (“unfit,” “woefully unprepared” and “unacceptable”). But the former president has been meticulous since the election about not publicly violating that unwritten code of conduct among ex-presidents that bars criticizing whoever’s currently in the Oval Office.

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http://people.com/politics/what-does-barack-obama-really-think-of-donald-trump-hes-nothing-but-a-bullsh-ter/

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What Does Barack Obama Really Think of Donald Trump? 'He's Nothing But a Bullsh-ter' (Original Post) DonViejo May 2017 OP
He forgot to say one thing FakeNoose May 2017 #1
Indeed. dalton99a May 2017 #3
Gossip, but I wouldn't doubt it as being true. Tommy_Carcetti May 2017 #2
Bullsh*tter is kinda generous. Madam45for2923 May 2017 #4
But Obama IS generous - and polite. nt El Mimbreno May 2017 #5
Yes! Lovely overall person & president. Madam45for2923 May 2017 #6

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,181 posts)
2. Gossip, but I wouldn't doubt it as being true.
Wed May 17, 2017, 10:11 AM
May 2017

Considering that it's a 100% accurate description of Trump. And President Obama's a smart and astute guy.

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