Trump shares surprisingly kind words about longtime adversary READ MORE: Donald Trump says he plans to keep on hurling insults at Kamala Harris after making attacks on her race, intelligence and appearance By Stephen M. Lepore For Dailymail.Com Published: 01:49, 21 August 2024 | Updated: 01:57, 21 August 2024 e-mail 4 View comments Donald Trump had some surprisingly nice words about former adversary Barack Obama ahead of his predecessor's speech at the Democrat National Convention Tuesday.
Trump was asked his thoughts on the 44th president and longtime nemesis - but while slamming Obama's policies on trade, Trump spoke highly of his character. 'I like him, I think he's a nice gentleman but he was very, very weak on trade if you take a look at what happened to our country trade-wise it was a disaster.' Trump cited Obama's dealings with China and Japan as a huge flaw in his presidency, but had some praise for the former president and his wife Michelle, also speaking Tuesday.
'I happen to like him. I respect him and I respect his wife,' Trump told CNN . Donald Trump had some surprisingly nice words about former adversary Barack Obama ahead of his predecessor's speech at the Democrat National Convention Tuesday Trump has said similar things about Obama in the past, despite his criticism in the lead-up to his 2016 election victory and previous claims that Obama was not born in this country.
'I liked him,' Trump said of Obama in a 2021 interview with Bill O'Reilly, The Sun Sentinel.