US President Barack Obama shifted into full election campaign mode on Wednesday, accusing Republicans of trying to dupe middle class American voters about the economy and prey on their fears.
US President Barack Obama shifted into full election campaign mode on Wednesday, accusing Republicans of trying to dupe middle class American voters about the economy and prey on their fears.
Democrat Obama ditched his suit jacket and rolled-up his shirt sleeves for an hour-long partisan political speech in a Republican district of Indiana, a battleground state in the heart of America’s hard-hit rust belt. On Wednesday, Mr Obama lambasted Republicans and Trump — for propagating “myths” about the state of the economy, that immigrants are taking US jobs, and that the United States is getting licked by trade rivals. “The primary story that Republicans have been telling about the economy is not supported by the facts. It’s just not,” he said. He later told a town hall meeting broadcast by PBS that Mr Trump’s prescription to fix the economy by negotiating better trade deals or stopping immigration had enticed some, but were illusory. “If people are feeling insecure and they are offered a simple reason for how they can feel more secure, people are going to be tempted by it,” Mr Obama admitted.
