Barack Obama took aim at Donald Trump’s competition and labeled his personality as “a guy who pretends to be tough” during a rally in Arizona.
The former president mocked Trump’s recent appearance at the Pennsylvania town hall, where he stopped answering questions and danced on stage for 30 minutes after two people who fell ill had to be treated.
“You’d be worried if your grandfather acted like that,” Obama joked to a crowd of 7,000 in Tucson on Friday.
He also described the presidential candidate as a fraudster and hypocrite.
“When he’s not complaining, he’s trying to sell you things,” Obama said. “This is my favorite: He has the Trump Bible; he wants you to buy the word of God, Donald Trump edition.”
Barack Obama took aim at Donald Trump’s competence and “tough guy” persona during a rally in Arizona.
The Democratic Party icon maintained that the Bibles were printed in China, despite Trump’s statements about his firm stance against Beijing.
“So, Mr. Tough Guy on China, except when you can make a few dollars selling your Trump Edition Bibles,” Obama said. “You can’t make this stuff up.”
The comments mark a more personal style of attack as Kamala Harris appears to be losing ground in key state polls, a hardline move that was welcomed by some Democratic supporters, the Washington Post information.
Trump holds a narrow lead over Harris in Arizona, but lost the state in 2016 in part because of his controversial comments about former state Sen. John McCain.
President Joe Biden narrowly won Arizona four years ago, and there are concerns that Harris is not making enough gains among some key demographic groups.
Obama went on to appeal directly to the young people that Kamala Harris needs to win over.
“I have to say I’ve noticed this, especially with some men who think that Trump’s behavior, bullying and belittling people, acting like a tough guy, is somehow a sign of strength,” Obama said.
‘I’m here to tell you that strength is not that. It never has been.
He made a comparison to his former adversary, the late Senator McCain, as another way to attack Trump.
Obama mocked the president’s recent performance at a town hall in Pennsylvania, where he stopped answering questions and swayed on stage to music.
The popular Democratic figure was on Kamala Harris’ campaign at a rally in Tucson on Friday.
“As I stand here in Tucson, I think of my friend John McCain,” Obama said.
‘I don’t want to romanticize our relationship too much. But you know what? He understood that some values transcend the party.
‘He believed in honest argument and listening to other people’s opinions. He did not demonize his political opponents.
He praises how McCain, whom he ran against in the 2008 election, once defended him against a woman at a town hall in Lakeville who said she didn’t trust Obama because he was “Arab.”
McCain responded by telling the crowd that Obama was a decent man who he simply disagreed with politically.
“One of the most disturbing things about this election and Donald Trump’s rise in politics is how we seem to have cast aside the values that people like John McCain stood for,” Obama said.
‘When Donald Trump lies, cheats, bullies or shows total disregard for our Constitution when he calls service members like John McCain losers because they died in battle or were captured… people make excuses for it, saying it’s okay as long as when your side wins. ‘
He tried to appeal to Arizona voters by invoking the memory of the late former state senator John McCain and contrasting his qualities with those of Trump.
Obama also appealed directly to the young male voters whom Harris desperately needs to win over by claiming that Trump promotes toxic masculinity.
McCain served in the Vietnam War and was twice awarded the Purple Heart and later earned several other military commendations.
After his loss to Obama, Trump called McCain a “loser.”
“He’s not a war hero, he was a war hero because he was captured,” Trump told the crowd while campaigning in Iowa.
Obama referenced Trump by name nearly 36 times, AZ Central reports.
He asked the crowd if they thought the Republican candidate had ever changed a diaper or a tire in an attempt to portray him as an out-of-touch elitist.
‘I understand why people seek to change things. I understand why people sometimes feel frustrated with politics.
‘Sometimes I get frustrated with politics, so I understand. What I can’t understand is why anyone would think that Donald Trump will change things in a way that is beneficial to you.’