President Barack Obama slams Donald Trump's White House campaign. The US president says it is based on simplistic solutions and calls it "scapegoating".
The Daily Herald reported that when President Obama was a guest on NBC's 'Today' show, the president said Trump " is putting out a message that has had adherents througout history." He defended his "scapegoating" statement by elaborating further that Trump has been appealing to people's fears and uncertainty about the future.
When asked how seriously Donald Trump should be taken, he told 'Today' anchorman Matt Lauer to "Talk to me if he wins." He then gave a nod to the popular sketch show 'Saturday Night Live' when he compared a Trump presidency to sometihng out of a "Saturday Night skit".
Vice President Joe Biden, who was on the same show with President Obama, had different thoughts when asked about Donald Trump. He takes Trump more seriously. He believes that there is a possibility the former reality TV star of 'The Apprentice' could land a seat in the White House.
The vice president acknowledges that Trump is very divisive and the outcome is always poor when people play with their fears and differences. Should Trump ever win, Biden hopes that he'll get a lot more serious about the issues especially in gaining knowledge of matters pertaining to domestic and foreign policy.
Meanwhile ABC News reported that Obama thinks the country is more divided than he promised at the beginning of his presidency. When asked if he felt responsible, the president expressed his regret on the matter.
The president, however, could not be prouder of his accomplishments. He cited the United States' emergence from the Great Recession of 2009 as one of the top high points of his presidency.
Over at 'Today' the president further elaborated his accomplishments by saying that: "The economy right now is doing better than any other economy in the world by a significant margin. We remain the strongest nation on earth by far."
The US president also acknowledged how the nation was able to cope up over the challenges in the past ten years, including Hurricane Katrina, the Iraq war and the worst financial crisis to hit the country. He admitted though that what should be focused now is the nation's resiliency.
