Obama criticises Trump administration's response to pandemic crisis

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Press Trust of India Washington
Last Updated : May 17 2020 | 4:08 PM IST

For the second time in a week, former US president Barack Obama has made a veiled attack on his successor Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus crisis, saying the pandemic that had shown that many officials "aren't even pretending to be in charge."
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Saturday highlighted President Trump's work, saying his "unprecedented coronavirus response has saved lives."
Obama then later on Saturday, during the "Graduate Together" special hosted by LeBron James, said, "You know, all those adults that you used to think were in charge and knew what they were doing, turns out they don't have all the answers. A lot of them aren't even asking the right questions."

Obama, who was a former civil rights lawyer and community organiser before he ran for political office, also gave three pieces of advice for the graduating class to "create change."

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First Published: May 17 2020 | 4:08 PM IST

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