The following article by Kenneth T. Wash was posted on the U.S. News and World Report website April 28, 2017:
President Trump’s focus on critiquing his predecessor could hurt him in the end.
President Donald Trump is indulging in a favorite pastime that has become an unhealthy preoccupation – blaming his predecessor Barack Obama for what ails the country and for exacerbating problems that Trump has been unable to solve so far.
This week, Obama had a chance to respond but he graciously remained above the fray. The former Democratic president spoke Monday as the media were focusing on Trump’s record during his crucial first 100 days in office. But in an address to students at the University of Chicago, Obama didn’t mention Trump’s name and instead focused more generally on “special interests” that “dominate the debates in Washington.” Obama went on to urge young people to participate in public life and fight for causes they believe in. Continue reading “The Never-Ending Blame Game”