Obama says he is ‘deeply concerned’ with the Trump administration’s targeting of students, journalists and law firms
Former President Barack Obama said he was “very concerned” with some measures taken by President Donald Trump and his administration and it seems that she called for the Republican Party for not paying her.
Obama reprimanded Trump without explicitly named Federal government threats against universities and Students who practice freedom of expressionand Targeting law firmsand A new tariff imposed on foreign countries.
“I don’t think what we have just seen in terms of economic policy and definitions will be good for America, but this is a specific policy,” Obama said In his statements At Hamilton College In New York. “I am interested in a greater depth of a federal government that threatens universities if they do not give up students who exercise their right to freedom of expression,” he said.
Obama said it is more disturbing by the White House targeting law firms that represent ideas or parties that their passengers do not approve, and that the administration has punished the media. Trump has signed Executive orders to punish the main law firms and lawyers, prompting anger within the legal community. The White House has The Associated Press was also banned From covering its refusal to refer to the Gulf of Mexico like the Gulf of America.
“This type of behavior is inconsistent with the basic compact that we have as Americans,” he said.
Obama suggested that the Republicans will be angry if he did similar things as president.
“Imagine if I had withdrawn Fox News credentials from the White House Press Corps,” he said, adding: “It is not possible that the same silent parties would now have been to forgive such behavior from me or a whole handful of my breaths.”
He added: “I say this is not on the basis of my party. This is related to something more precious, and it is who we are as a country and what are the values that we offer?”
His final message during his speech was that “History Terms and Zags and there are times of conflict and there are times of stupidity and there are times of danger”, but he wants people to remain flexible.
“Do not be frustrated,” he said. “I know he is a little crazy at the moment, but we will be fine.”
Former Vice President Kamala Harris also spoke against the Trump administration at the California leading women’s summit on Thursday. She said that the country is witnessing “progress” and “a feeling of fear”, which is held at the country level.
“We see those who surrender to unconstitutional threats,” she said. “These are the things that we are witnessing every day in these past few months in our country. This creates a great feeling of fear.”
“Fear has a way to become contagious” but “courage is also infectious.”
The White House did not immediately respond to a request to comment on their observations.
