{"id":2328308,"date":"2024-08-21T11:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T15:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-offers-rare-praise-of-obama-a-nice-gentleman-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-21T11:50:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T15:50:55","slug":"trump-offers-rare-praise-of-obama-a-nice-gentleman-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-offers-rare-praise-of-obama-a-nice-gentleman-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump offers rare praise of Obama: \u2018A nice gentleman\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-offers-rare-praise-of-obama-a-nice-gentleman-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2328308&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-lifts-calif-lockdown-orders-amid-mounting-backlash\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom lifts Calif. lockdown orders amid mounting backlash\">recent interview<\/a> with\u2064 CNN, former President Donald Trump expressed\u200b rare praise\u2062 for his predecessor,\u200c Barack Obama, calling him &#8220;a nice gentleman.&#8221; This statement marked a departure from\u200c Trump&#8217;s usual criticism of Obama, which has often included doubts\u2063 about his legitimacy and strong critiques of his policies,\u200b particularly regarding trade. While \u200cacknowledging his \u200drespect for\u2062 Obama\u2062 and\u2064 his \u200bwife, Michelle Obama, Trump also\u2063 reiterated\u200c his stance \u200dthat Obama \u2063was &#8220;very, very weak on trade,&#8221; highlighting\u200d trade relations with countries \u200clike Japan\u200b and China as a point of failure during Obama&#8217;s \u200cpresidency. Trump&#8217;s comments\u200c come just before the Obamas addressed him in a critical manner during \u2062their speeches at the Democratic National Convention.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump offers rare praise of Obama: &lsquo;A nice gentleman&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1734990\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> let down his guard, and rather than throwing a jab at former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Barack Obama\">Barack Obama<\/a>, he offered some light praise.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is one of Obama&rsquo;s most lasting critics, famously questioning his legitimacy by doubting he was born in the United States. On Tuesday, in an interview with CNN, he offered one of his few praises of him though followed by an immediate criticism.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I like him. I think he&rsquo;s a nice gentleman, but he was very, very weak on trade,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;If you take a look at what happened to our country, tradewise, it was a disaster.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Take a look at Japan. Take a look at China,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;Take a look at what happened with some of these countries, what they did.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump also complimented former first lady Michelle Obama.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But I happen to like him,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;I respect him, and I respect his wife.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>His remarks were given before the Obamas dug into him in their speeches at the Democratic National Convention. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The truth is, Donald Trump sees power as nothing more than a means to his ends,&rdquo; Barack Obama said. &ldquo;He wants the middle class to pay the price for another huge tax cut that would mostly help him and his rich friends.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t seem to care if more women lose their reproductive freedom since it won&rsquo;t affect his life,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;And most of all, Donald Trump wants us to think that this country is hopelessly divided: between us and them. &hellip; It is one of the oldest tricks in politics, from a guy whose act has &mdash; let&rsquo;s face it &mdash; gotten pretty stale.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Though he bashed him throughout the 2016 campaign, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1199144\/trump-obama-is-terrific\/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=Pmax_USA_Magazine_21-June-Intent-Audience-Signals&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwoJa2BhBPEiwA0l0ImPa-FQ_TB99gPD9liXO9hAl7AWiU5ulELg7DA8rXzM3vANbNJblEXRoCNxQQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"adopted\">adopted<\/a> a respectful tone toward Barack Obama after his victory, describing him in December 2016 as &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-has-really-terrific-running-mate-choices-adam-schiff-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris has \u2018really terrific\u2019 running mate choices: Adam Schiff - Washington Examiner\">terrific&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and &ldquo;a very good man.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1734990\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1734990\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump gives uncommon compliment to Obama: &#8216;A nice gentleman&#8217; Former President Donald Trump momentarily dropped his usual criticism of former President Barack Obama and instead offered some mild praise. Known for being one of Obama&#8217;s most vocal detractors, Trump has previously cast doubt on Obama&#8217;s birthplace. However, during a CNN interview on Tuesday, he acknowledged Obama positively, albeit with a quick follow-up critique. &#8220;I like him. I think he\u2019s a nice gentleman, but he was very weak on trade,&#8221; Trump stated. He elaborated by pointing out the negative impact of trade policies under Obama: &#8220;If you look at what happened to our country in terms of trade, it was disastrous.&#8221; He referenced Japan and China as examples of this failure. Additionally, Trump expressed admiration for Michelle Obama: &#8220;But I happen to like him; I respect him and his wife.&#8221; These comments came before the Obamas criticized him in their speeches at the Democratic National Convention. Barack Obama remarked that \u201cDonald Trump sees power as nothing more than a means to his ends,\u201d accusing him of wanting the middle class to bear the burden for tax cuts benefiting himself and wealthy associates while disregarding women&#8217;s reproductive rights since it wouldn&#8217;t affect him personally. He also suggested that Trump&#8217;s narrative promotes division within the country as an old political tactic from someone whose approach has become outdated. Despite attacking Obama throughout the 2016 campaign, after winning the election, Trump adopted a more respectful tone towards him in December 2016 when he referred to Obama as \u201cterrific\u201d and \u201ca very good man.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2328309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Barack_Obama_DNC_cch1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3667,5315,8705,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2328308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bipartisan","tag-obama","tag-praise","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Barack_Obama_DNC_cch1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2328308"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328308\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2328309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2328308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2328308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2328308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}