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President of the United States, Barack Obama has said he may speak out after leaving office if he feels his successor Donald Trump is threatening core American values.
Mr Obama, who will in January hand over power to Business Magnate Donald Trump said this at a news conference at the Apec summit in Lima, Peru. Obama said he intended to assist Trump and give him time to outline his vision. But he said that, as a private citizen, he might speak out on certain issues.
Photo: Donald Trump meeting with President Obama at the Oval Office
“I want to be respectful of the office and give the president-elect an opportunity to put forward his platform and his arguments without somebody popping off, but if an issue goes to core questions about our values and our ideals, and if I think that it’s necessary or helpful for me to defend those ideals, then I’ll examine it when it comes”.
Obama described himself as an “American citizen who cares deeply about our country”.
Mr Obama, who will in January hand over power to Business Magnate Donald Trump said this at a news conference at the Apec summit in Lima, Peru. Obama said he intended to assist Trump and give him time to outline his vision. But he said that, as a private citizen, he might speak out on certain issues.
Photo: Donald Trump meeting with President Obama at the Oval Office
“I want to be respectful of the office and give the president-elect an opportunity to put forward his platform and his arguments without somebody popping off, but if an issue goes to core questions about our values and our ideals, and if I think that it’s necessary or helpful for me to defend those ideals, then I’ll examine it when it comes”.
Obama described himself as an “American citizen who cares deeply about our country”.
