{"id":2618672,"date":"2026-06-24T18:37:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-says-trump-has-an-obsession-with-him\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T18:37:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:37:58","slug":"obama-says-trump-has-an-obsession-with-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-says-trump-has-an-obsession-with-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama says Trump has an &#8216;obsession&#8217; with him"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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-says-trump-has-an-obsession-with-him%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=2618672&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 discussed President Donald trump in a recent podcast, claiming that Trump has an &#8220;obsession&#8221; with him and behaves differently in person than on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald ...\">social media<\/a>. Obama joked about having a &#8220;room in his head&#8221; and emphasized that in face-to-face interactions, Trump acts better than he does publicly. Meanwhile, Trump has repeatedly criticized Obama, especially regarding the Iran nuclear deal, which Trump pulled out of in 2018, calling it &#8220;one of the worst deals ever.&#8221; Obama, who has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watchdog-fauci-has-handsomely-profited-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"Watchdog: \u2018Fauci Has Handsomely Profited\u2019 During Pandemic\">remained largely silent<\/a> on trump\u2019s comments, responded during the opening of his presidential library, highlighting his focus on work rather than political insults and asserting that Trump\u2019s behavior differs in person.the White House spokesperson condemned Obama\u2019s comments, calling him one of the most dishonest and divisive presidents in history. The ongoing rhetoric is part of broader political tensions surrounding Iran negotiations and historical narratives between the two former leaders.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"360\">Barack Obama<\/a> said President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> has an \u201cobsession\u201d with him in a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >newly released podcast interview<\/a>, saying Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-skin-symptom-could-signal-pancreatic-cancer\/\" title=\"This Skin Symptom Could Signal Pancreatic Cancer\">acts differently<\/a> with him in person than he does on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI obviously have a room in his head, a suite in his head,\u201d Obama said in an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sj4jTQONxYk\">appearance<\/a> on the <em>All The Smoke<\/em> podcast.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4620489\/trump-compromise-save-america-act-housing-bill\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                       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target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4608034\/obama-trump-iran-2015-nuclear-deal\/\">Iran nuclear deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That deal, which traded sanctions relief for restrictions on Iran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-un-ambassador-fires-to-un-we-wont-be-bound-by-agreements-that-ignore-threats-against-israel\/\" title=\"Israeli UN Ambassador Fires To UN: We Won\u2019t Be Bound By Agreements That Ignore Threats Against Israel\">nuclear development<\/a>, has long been targeted by Trump, who pulled the United States out of the agreement in 2018. In a late May Truth Social post, Trump said his administration\u2019s envoys are negotiating a deal that is \u201cTHE EXACT OPPOSITE\u201d of Obama\u2019s deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOne of the worst deals ever made by our Country was the Iran Nuclear Deal, put forth and signed into existence by Barack Hussein Obama and the rank amateurs of the Obama Administration. It was a direct path to Iran developing a Nuclear Weapon,\u201d Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4580935\/trump-peace-deal-iran-opposite-obama-deal\/\">posted<\/a> on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obama, who has stayed mum in response to many of the president\u2019s comments about him, has been <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4611633\/trump-obama-lock-horns-new-iran-deal\/\">thrust back into the spotlight <\/a>with the opening of his presidential library in Chicago, just as Trump\u2019s negotiators seek to broker a new deal with the Iranians.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen I was president, the last thing I had time to do was worry about what somebody said or what my predecessor did \u2014 they\u2019re gone. I\u2019ve got work to do,\u201d Obama said in the interview.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obama also ripped Trump as someone who acts differently with him in person than he does on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI believe in face-to-face, I believe in conversation, so if this \u2014 whoever you were talking about \u2014 was in front of me, which has happened a couple times, he don\u2019t talk like that. Because he knows better,\u201d Obama said of Trump.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4611633\/trump-obama-lock-horns-new-iran-deal\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4611633\">TRUMP AND OBAMA LOCK HORNS AS WHITE HOUSE TRIES TO SELL NEW IRAN DEAL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House spokesman Davis Ingle bashed Obama\u2019s comments in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBarack Hussein Obama will go down as one of the most dishonest, divisive, and destructive Presidents in history,\u201d Ingle said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obama says Trump has an obsession with him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2618673,"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\/2026\/03\/AP25009580582828-e1782337638847.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[50410,4188,5315,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2618672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-controversy-2","tag-media","tag-obama","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP25009580582828-e1782337638847.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618672","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\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2618672"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2618676,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618672\/revisions\/2618676"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2618673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2618672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2618672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2618672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}