{"id":2356885,"date":"2024-10-18T21:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T01:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-dials-up-the-trump-attacks-questions-his-competence-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-18T21:13:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T01:13:24","slug":"obama-dials-up-the-trump-attacks-questions-his-competence-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-dials-up-the-trump-attacks-questions-his-competence-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama dials up the Trump attacks, questions his \u2018competence\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%2Fobama-dials-up-the-trump-attacks-questions-his-competence-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=2356885&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>Former President Barack Obama recently\u200b expressed concerns about Donald Trump&#8217;s\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/voters-skeptical-of-joe-bidens-cognitive-health-poll-finds\/\" title=\"Voters Skeptical of Joe Biden\u2019s Cognitive Health, Poll Finds\">mental fitness<\/a> to\u200d serve a second term during a rally supporting Vice President Kamala Harris in Arizona. \u2062Obama likened Trump&#8217;s behavior to that of a grandparent displaying troubling signs, implying that such behavior would raise alarm among \u200dfamily \u2064members. He \u2064criticized a recent \u2062Pennsylvania town hall where Trump appeared \u2062distracted, turning the event into a non-serious affair after attendees experienced\u200c medical emergencies. This statement underscores Obama&#8217;s criticism of Trump&#8217;s competence as a candidate for re-election.  <\/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\">Obama dials up the Trump attacks, questions his &lsquo;competence&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_1834916\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Barack Obama<\/a> told voters that he was concerned about former President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Donald Trump&rsquo;<\/a>s mental acuity and suggested he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saturdays-fun-fraud-facts-seven-unexplainable-results-that-reveal-democrats-didnt-even-try-to-hide-their-fraud\/\" title=\"Saturday&#039;s Fun Fraud Facts: Seven Unexplainable Results that Reveal Democrats Didn&#039;t Even Try to Hide Their Fraud\">wasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t fit to serve a second term.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Rallying for Vice President Kamala during a Friday evening rally in Arizona, the popular Democratic politician told the crowd, &ldquo;You would be worried if your grandpa was acting like this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not joking. You would, right? You&rsquo;d be you&rsquo;d call up your cousins and you say, have you noticed? So imagine it coming from a guy who wants to be given unchecked power,&rdquo; he continued.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Obama proceeded to reference Trump&rsquo;s recent Pennsylvania town hall where the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-subversion-biden-shouts-at-reporters-about-state-laws-changing-who-counts-the-vote\/\" title=\"\u2018Election Subversion!\u2019: Biden Shouts At Reporters About State Laws Changing \u2018Who Counts The Vote\u2019\">president turned<\/a> the event into a mini-concert after several attendees with medical emergencies disrupted his remarks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&ldquo;You would be worried if your grandpa was acting like this&rdquo; &mdash; Obama <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/31Vvtvi2Fh\">pic.twitter.com\/31Vvtvi2Fh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atrupar\/status\/1847422333088157719?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He held a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-equality-act-is-the-greatest-threat-to-religious-freedom-in-our-lifetime-we-must-stand-against-it\/\" title=\"The \u2018Equality Act\u2019 Is The Greatest Threat To Religious Freedom In Our Lifetime. We Must Stand Against It.\">town hall meeting<\/a> where he &mdash; just let me explain because I&rsquo;ve done a lot of town hall meetings: The point of a town hall meeting is to take questions. He just decided, you know, to stop taking questions, and then he&rsquo;s swaying to &ldquo;Ave Maria&rdquo; and &ldquo;YMCA&rdquo; for about half an hour,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Folks are standing there not sure what&rsquo;s happening. Can you imagine if I did that?&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Slamming Trump as a &ldquo;78-year-old billionaire who has not stopped blaming about his problems since he rode down that golden escalator nine years ago,&rdquo; Obama continued to suggest that his long speeches call his &ldquo;competence&rdquo; into question.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Have you seen him lately? I mean, he is out there. He&rsquo;s given two, 2 1\/2-hour speeches, just word salads. You have no idea what he&rsquo;s talking about,&rdquo; he claimed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The former Democratic president&rsquo;s remarks in Arizona come as the latest polls indicate Trump is gaining ground in the battleground state. With its 11 electoral votes, Arizona is one of a handful of states that will be crucial to determining who wins the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">presidential election<\/a>.&nbsp;Obama has stepped up his appearances on the campaign trail on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris, and both he and his wife, Michelle Obama, will appear with her next week in battleground states.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_1834916\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1834916\"}});<\/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>Obama intensifies Trump criticism, doubts his &#8216;competence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2356886,"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\/10\/Obama-Harris.-.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[21690,5315,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2356885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-competence","tag-obama","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Obama-Harris.-.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356885","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2356885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356885\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2356886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2356885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2356885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2356885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}