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Covid-19 officials not even pretending to be in charge, says Barack Obama

Obama spoke on a two-hour livestreaming event for historically black colleges and universities broadcast on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter

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Former US President Barack Obama at the HT Leadership Summit in New Delhi

BS Web TeamAgencies Washington D.C.
Former President Barack Obama on Saturday criticised some officials overseeing the coronavirus response, telling college graduates in an online commencement address that the pandemic shows many officials "aren't even pretending to be in charge.

Obama spoke on "Show Me Your Walk, HBCU Edition," a two-hour livestreaming event for historically black colleges and universities broadcast on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.

His remarks were surprisingly political and touched on current events beyond the virus and its social and economic impacts, news agency PTI reported.

More than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many