Barack Obama has been one of the most politically active former presidents in modern times. And in the aftermath of a historic peace deal where he couldn’t even bring himself to say Donald Trump’s name, Obama’s jealousy and bitterness couldn’t be any more obvious. The man once hailed as a unifier now sounds more like a jilted ideologue watching his legacy unravel.
He recently joined alleged “comedian” Marc Maron on his long-running “WTF” podcast, where he could no longer hide his disdain. Obama not only blasted Trump for betraying his supposed “values,” but openly called for institutions to resist his successor’s administration—an extraordinary move for a former president who once lectured Americans about respecting norms and democratic transitions.
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