Barack Obama has re-entered the political fray
just ten days after he handed power over to Mr Trump, stating that he supports mass protests
against the "extreme vetting" orders. President Obama released a statement last night which stated ''"Citizens exercising their Constitutional rights to assemble, organise and have their voices heard by their elected officials is exactly what we expect to see when American values are at
stake"
And in an even more pointed dig at his successor, he explained the difference between his pause on granting visas to Iraqi citizens in 2011 and Donald Trump’s Muslim
ban. The statement says he “fundamentally disagrees with the notion of discriminating
against individuals because of their faith or religion”
just ten days after he handed power over to Mr Trump, stating that he supports mass protests
against the "extreme vetting" orders. President Obama released a statement last night which stated ''"Citizens exercising their Constitutional rights to assemble, organise and have their voices heard by their elected officials is exactly what we expect to see when American values are at
stake"
And in an even more pointed dig at his successor, he explained the difference between his pause on granting visas to Iraqi citizens in 2011 and Donald Trump’s Muslim
ban. The statement says he “fundamentally disagrees with the notion of discriminating
against individuals because of their faith or religion”