China News Service, May 18, according to foreign media reports, former US President Barack Obama has criticized the current government officials for their poor performance in fighting the new crown epidemic. On the 17th local time, the current US President Trump said he did not see Obama's comments, but added that Obama is a "seriously incompetent" president.
Data graph: Former US President Barack Obama.
According to reports, on the afternoon of the 16th local time, the graduation ceremonies of fresh graduates from traditional black colleges and universities were broadcast on multiple social media platforms. When talking about the epidemic in a video, Obama said: "It is particularly important that people thought many leaders knew what they were doing, but this epidemic eventually completely dispelled this layer of mist ... many of them were even reluctant to pretend Look like a leader. "
In the evening, Obama also criticized the current government officials anonymously again in another televised speech for high school graduates. He said, "The so-called adults, including some people with tall titles and important positions", but only "doing things that make them feel good, relaxed, and easy", "This is why things are messed up now."
On the 17th, Trump said that he did not see Obama's relevant comments. But Trump added, "Look, (Obama) he is an incompetent president, which is what I can say. Seriously incompetent."
Data graph: US President Trump.
On the same day, Trump also said, "I think we had a great weekend. We had a lot of great meetings. We have made great progress in many ways, including finding a cure for this terrible problem that haunts our country. The epidemic method. "
For the past few days, despite Trump's assertion that the United States has made significant progress in combating the new crown virus and encouraged states to reopen their economies, the Trump administration's response to the epidemic has been questioned and criticized by many parties.
Among them, Obama said on the 8th in a conference call with about 3,000 government members during his administration that Trump's response to the epidemic was "absolutely a chaotic disaster."
Anthony Fudge, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, also pointed out in the Senate testimony on the response to the new crown epidemic that the hasty restart of the economy may cause serious consequences.