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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Mar 31, 2020, 08:04 PM Mar 2020

Barack Obama takes veiled swipe at Donald Trump's handling of coronavirus pandemic

WASHINGTON – Former President Barack Obama appeared to take a swipe at President Donald Trump's initial skepticism of the coronavirus pandemic, a rare rebuff for a president who tends not to weigh in on the work of other presidents.

"We've seen all too terribly the consequences of those who denied warnings of a pandemic," Obama tweeted Tuesday, without directly naming the president.

Obama weighed in on the federal response to the coronavirus outbreak in the context of warning about the impact of Trump's decision to ease up on fuel-efficiency standards the Democratic president had put in place to combat climate change.

"We can't afford any more consequences of climate denial. All of us, especially young people, have to demand better of our government at every level and vote this fall," he added, linking to an article announcing the rollback of environmental mileage standards put in place by Obama in 2012.


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Barack Obama takes veiled swipe at Donald Trump's handling of coronavirus pandemic (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2020 OP
Kinda tired of veiled swipes. kacekwl Mar 2020 #1
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