President Barack Obama believes Americans would not elect Donald Trump as his successor as they know that there are “global consequences” of the remarks coming from presidential candidates, the White
President Barack Obama believes Americans would not elect Donald Trump as his successor as they know that there are “global consequences” of the remarks coming from presidential candidates, the White House said on Tuesday.
“There are global consequences for arguments that are made by domestic politicians. In the same way that the President has sought to reassure the American public that he does not believe Mr Trump will be elected President...,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters.
Responding to questions from reporters on Mr Trump’s campaigning style, Mr Earnest said Mr Obama has said on a couple of occasions in public that he does not believe that Trump will be elected President or commander-in-chief.
“I think the American people understand that when they’re electing a President that they need to elect somebody with discipline and with judgement and with wisdom, and a willingness to understand that their public comments will have significant consequences,” he said, apparently referring to 69-year-old real estate tycoon’s anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant rhetoric.
“And understanding how closely watched one’s words and actions are when you’re the commander-in-chief is something I think most voters understand, he said.
