Barack Obama

Response To Biden’s Election – Clintons, Obama

November 7, 2020 5:15 pm

Former US President Barack Obama is among prominent Americans who have reacted to Joe Biden’s projected victory in Tuesday’s presidential election.

In a statement, Obama said Americans were lucky that Biden had what it took to be president and was already carrying himself that way.

This is because when he walks into the White House in January, he will face extraordinary challenges no incoming president ever has:

A raging pandemic, an unequal economy and justice system, a democracy at risk and a climate in peril.

“I know he will …

Obama To Hold ‘Drive-In’ Rally For Biden In Philadelphia

October 20, 2020 6:07 pm

Former US president Barack Obama’s first appearance on the campaign trail for Democratic nominee Joe Biden will be a “drive-in car rally” in Philadelphia on Wednesday, the Biden campaign said.

Philadelphia, with a population of 1.6 million, is the largest city in Pennsylvania, a key battleground state in the November 3 election between Biden and President Donald Trump.

The 59-year-old Obama will “hold a drive-in car rally and encourage Pennsylvanians to make their plans to vote early,” the Biden campaign said in a statement.

Democrats have been urging voters …

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Let Americans Vote: Obama Slams Trump Over US Postal Service

August 14, 2020 2:58 pm

Former U.S. President Barack Obama has slammed President Trump and Republicans over the denial of funds to the U.S. Postal Service, to allow seamless mailed voting.

Obama said Trump is trying to “kneecap” the post office to boost his re-election chances.

“It’s “unique” to see a president actively discouraging people from voting, Obama added.

“What we’ve never seen before is a president say, ‘I’m going to try to actively kneecap the postal service to encourage voting and I will be explicit about the reason I’m doing it,’” Mr. Obama said. “That’s sort of unheard of.”

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Kamala Harris: Barack Obama Says ‘Joe Biden Nailed This Decision’

August 12, 2020 8:50 am

Ex-President Barack Obama has hailed Joe Biden’s choice of Senator Kamala Harris as a running mate in this year’s United States Presidential Election, saying “Joe Biden nailed this decision”.

Biden named Harris, a high-profile black senator from California, as his vice-presidential choice on Tuesday.

“I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked @KamalaHarris — a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants — as my running mate,” Biden, 77, said on Twitter.

“I’m proud now to have her as my partner in this campaign.”

Harris, whose parents were immigrants to the …

Obama Aims Criticism At Trump In Eulogy For John Lewis

July 30, 2020 5:31 pm

Former US leader Barack Obama launched his sharpest attack to date on President Donald Trump on Thursday, condemning the use of federal agents against protesters and attempts at voter suppression.

“Today we witness with our own eyes, police officers kneeling on the necks of black Americans,” Obama said in a fiery eulogy at the emotional funeral service in Atlanta of civil rights leader John Lewis.

“We can witness our federal government sending agents to use tear gas and batons against peaceful demonstrators,” the former president said.

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Obama did …

$10m Stolen By Bitcoin Scammers In Biggest Heist On Twitter

July 16, 2020 4:37 am

Official Twitter handles belonging to high profile individuals such as Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Bill Gates were hacked Wednesday to promote a Bitcoin scam.

Others affected were Elon Musk, Kanye West, Michael Bloomberg, Warren Buffett and the world’s richest man Jeff Bezos.

Hacked people and organisations include Gemini, #Binance, Binance’s CEO, #Coinbase, CoinDesk, and KuCoin, said Hacker News.

According to Bloomberg, all the compromised accounts sent out tweets promising to double the money sent by anyone sending money via Bitcoin within the next 30 minutes.

The official twitter handles of Uber and Apple posted similar tweets with the scam …

Donald Trump Reveals What He Has In Common With Obama

June 4, 2020 5:55 am

US President, Donald Trump has revealed what he has in common with former President, Barack Obama.

The President, in a statement on his official Twitter account, disclosed that the only thing he has in common with Obama is the honour of firing Jim Mattis, the world’s most overrated General.

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Trump described the former US Secretary of defence as the most overrated general.

“Probably the only thing Barack Obama and I have in common is that we both had the honor of firing Jim Mattis, the world’s most overrated General.

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Obama Hits Trump Again On Pandemic Management

May 17, 2020 5:29 am

Former U.S. President Barack Obama indirectly criticised his successor Donald Trump during a virtual graduation ceremony Saturday, in a rare public judgment during the coronavirus pandemic.

“More than anything this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they’re doing,” Obama told graduates from several dozen historically black colleges and universities.

“A lot of them aren’t even pretending to be in charge,” he said as he discussed the implications of the pandemic during the online event, without naming any specific leaders.

Obama has kept a low profile …