Former President Barack Obama reportedly lobbied to prevent Harvard President Claudine Gay from being forced to resign following her early December testimony before Congress on campus antisemitism. Obama lobbied on behalf of his alma mater’s president when her answers during testimony led to increased calls for her resignation, according to a new report. According to […]
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Obama-Biden healthcare costs are intolerable
The costs of Obamacare and its Biden-era add-ons are becoming intolerable. When President Barack Obama and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) bent legislative rules to pass Obamacare 13 years ago, critics rightly scoffed at their claims that it would expand access to health insurance and control costs. Healthcare inflation has continued to raise prices in the […]
Obama behind ‘Ministry of Truth,’ says Tulsi Gabbard, Biden is just ‘front man’
Former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard suggested that former President Barack Obama is behind the effort to establish a Disinformation Governance Board, which she likened to George Orwell’s famed “Ministry of Truth.” “Biden is just a front man,” Gabbard said on Twitter Sunday. “Obama, April 21: social media censors ‘don’t go far enough,’ so the government […]
Michelle Obama Behind Trump Being Blocked On Social Media?
Former President Donald Trump is blaming Democrats, including former first lady Michelle Obama, for pressuring Facebook to ban him from the platform, thereby making it harder for him to run for president in 2024. Trump filed a class-action lawsuit against Facebook on Wednesday, alleging that the platform violated his and other users’ First Amendment rights […]
Voting Rights Keep Obama Up At Night
Former President Obama during ABC’s Juneteenth television special said that ensuring that democracy “continues to work effectively” as the United States becomes more diverse is one of the main things that “keeps him up at night.” During a special episode of ABC’s documentary series “Soul of a Nation” titled, “Juneteenth: Together We Triumph,” the former […]
Biden, Obama Talk Regularly About Issues Facing America
The White House on Thursday said President Biden and former President Barack Obama “talk regularly” about a “range of issues,” as well as personal matters, but did not disclose the frequency of those conversations. White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday said Biden and Obama “are not just former colleagues, I guess you call […]
Obama Calls For Americans To Get Vaccinated
Former President Obama on Tuesday shared a message on Twitter encouraging Americans to get the coronavirus vaccine while addressing misinformation that has circulated about vaccinations. “There is a lot of disinformation out there, but here’s the truth: You should get a COVID vaccine as soon as it’s available to you. It could save your life—or […]
Trump Voted America’s Most Admired Man, Ending 12 Year Obama Streak
President Trump has ended former President Obama’s 12-year run as the most admired man in America, edging out his predecessor in the annual Gallup survey released Tuesday. Eighteen percent of the survey’s respondents named Trump as their most admired man, compared to 15 percent who named Obama and 6 percent who named President-elect Joe Biden. […]
Obama Criticizes Trump’s Handling Of Pandemic Via Twitter
Former President Obama on Sunday called on voters to support Democratic nominee Joe Biden, sharing a tweet from Biden posted on the same day in 2019 warning that President Trump was not prepared for a pandemic. In the 2019 tweet, which came far before the coronavirus pandemic was on Americans’ radar, Biden wrote: “We are […]
Obama To Start Publicly Campaigning For Biden
Joe Biden says former President Barack Obama will be hitting the campaign trail on the current Democratic presidential nominee’s behalf. And Biden, who served for eight years as vice president under Obama, emphasized that his former boss is “doing enough for our campaign” and that Obama’s “doing well.” Biden made his comments as he briefly […]
Congress Passes New Sanctions On Russia And Undermines Trump’s Authority
The House and Senate have struck a deal that could send to President Trump’s desk this summer a bill that slaps new sanctions on Russia. In addition to the new sanctions on Russia for its interference in the U.S. 2016 election and its military aggression in Ukraine and Syria, the bill also gives Congress the […]
Trump Accuses Obama Of Colluding With Russia Despite Zero Evidence
President Donald Trump said this morning that his predecessor Barack Obama “colluded or obstructed” in regards to Russian interference in the U.S. election. “The reason that President Obama did NOTHING about Russia after being notified by the CIA of meddling is that he expected Clinton would win and did not want to ‘rock the boat.’ […]