Posted on 05/06/2016 10:06:21 AM PDT by jazusamo
President Obama said it’s up to the press to try to expose Donald Trump’s policies, saying Friday that the White House is too serious for a reality television approach to the campaign.
“I just want to emphasize the degree to which we are in serious times and this is a serious job,” Mr. Obama said in a brief press conference at the White House, where he was asked about Mr. Trump becoming the GOP’s presumptive nominee. “This is not entertainment, this is not a reality show, this is a contest for presidency of the United States. What that means is every candidate, every nominee, needs to be subject to exacting standards and genuine scrutiny. It means you’ve got to make sure their budgets add up. It means if they say they’ve got an answer to a problem it is actually plausible, and they have details to how it.”
Mr. Obama took to the lectern to talk about the slumping job creation numbers, insisting the U.S. economy is strong and any ailments are due to a slowdown elsewhere around the globe.
But when he took questions, the White House press corps wanted to talk politics, asking him to weigh in on a race where he’s not on the ballot.
The president turned the scrutiny back on reporters, saying they need to press the candidates for specifics.
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The Beltway is petrified Trump cannot be bribed. They see their own meltdown.
Says the man who used staged fainting, rock bands and phone greek columns to campaign for president.
*SNORT* ;)
Keep talking Obama, you were the best gun salesman ever, and you will be the best Trump salesman ever too!
What a narcissistic POS. He has been, by his insistence, first daily in the MSM for 7+ years.
Clown Prince nobama is the worst prez ever. Does anyone really what he says about anything at any time? What a malignancy on America and on humanity.
The Trump administration better bring a lot of disinfectant to the White House.
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