Barack Obama

Former President Barack Obama appeared to criticize the Trump administration during a virtual commencement address on Saturday.Speaking to thousands of students graduating from historically black colleges and universities, Obama said the pandemic has shown that many leaders "aren't even pretending to be in charge."Less than two weeks earlier, Obama also…

Coronavirus coverage on Fox News has been cut by 20% over the last month, according to data reported by Media Matters for America. The network has traded coverage of the virus for stories on anti-lockdown protests and echoes of President Donald Trump's comments that stand in contrast to recommendations from leading…

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Trevor Noah has bad news for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) ― if it’s class he’s looking for, he’s supporting the wrong president. Earlier this week, McConnell criticized former President Barack Obama for not having “kept his mouth shut” about President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus crisis, claiming it…

Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged a better government response to the coronavirus pandemic, just days after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told him he “should’ve kept his mouth shut” about the issue. McConnell also called Obama “classless” for criticizing President Donald Trump. Obama hasn’t publicly criticized Trump by name…

In an extraordinary statement against a former president, the Republican Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, has told Barack Obama to keep his mouth shut over criticism of Donald Trump and calle… Read More

WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Monday evening slammed former President Barack Obama for what the Senate majority leader said was breaking tradition of not criticizing the sitting president."I think President Obama should have kept his mouth shut," McConnell said in an interview with Trump 2020 senior adviser Lara…

Sean Hannity ventured into tinfoil hat territory Monday to stoke suspicions about Barack Obama. The Fox News host claimed the former president was activating “deep state operatives” with his critical comments about President Donald Trump. And panelists Sidney Powell, a lawyer for former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn, and…

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday slammed former President Barack Obama for criticizing the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic during a private call last week, asserting that he "should have kept his mouth shut." "I think it's a little bit classless, frankly, to critique an administration…

(Reuters) - New York state on Sunday announced new coronavirus-safety measures to better protect nursing home residents, who are highly vulnerable to the respiratory illness and account for a large share of the nearly 80,000 Americans who have died from it. The effort to step up infection-prevention measures at New…