Obama ditches promise of ‘smooth and efficient’ transition to Trump

Washington Times ^ | December 8, 2016 | Dave Boyer

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President Obama is dishing out a much rockier transfer of power to Donald Trump than he received from his predecessor eight years ago, from accusing the president-elect of being aided by Russian hackers to first lady Michelle Obama’s complaint that the nation has lost hope. Despite pledging a “smooth and efficient” transition on the day after Mr. Trump’s victory, Mr. Obama has presided over an increasingly acrimonious war of words between the White House and the president-elect’s team.

The awkward transfer of power stands in stark contrast to the cooperative atmosphere fostered by Republican George W. Bush’s White House in 2008, when Mr. Obama was preparing to take office. Obama advisers still talk about the example of unity.

The Obama administration’s bitterness and disappointment over Hillary Clinton’s loss erupted into the open last week as the president’s spokesman, Josh Earnest, accused Mr. Trump for four consecutive days of encouraging Russia’s suspected meddling in the election and ignoring the ramifications.

“Earnest seems to want to delegitimize the election,” said Republican strategist John Feehery. “It’s very dangerous and seemingly counter to the wishes of the president.”

Former Obama adviser David Axelrod went further, saying it was “highly unlikely” that the White House press secretary would take a week’s worth of verbal shots at Mr. Trump without the president’s approval.

[jch10]

Exactly!

[jetson]

May he trip on his own shoe lace and knock himself out for the rest of his kingship.

[Crolis]

It was Florence! :-)

[peeps36]

I hope he does more then that. I hope he makes it crystal clear that he will release evidence of obama’s treason if he doesn't go away. Trump holds some powerful Trump cards that he should take advantage of.

[5th MEB]

Actually the Wookie reminds me most of those occasional videos that come out; showing a bunch of fat assed black high school girls, or women fighting over the same deadbeat, wannabe MacDaddy boyfriend.
The fake hair extension fly, the clothing gets ripped all to hell, they scream and shriek, like a bunch of inarticulate simians in the zoo throwing feces at each other.