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Trump Time Capsule #67: ‘Unfit’

The incumbent President of the United States said today that one of the two possibilities to succeed him is "unfit to serve as president" and is "woefully unprepared" to do the job. You can see Barack Obama's comments starting around time 13:00 in the C-Span clip below , from his press conference this morning with the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong.

Rand Paul: Mum on Khan, Trump

Former GOP candidate keeping a low profile in presidential commentary, but certainly understands why a limited-government voter may choose the Libertarian Party nominee Day Five of the Trump vs. Khan saga just received a heavy oxygen blast, as President Barack Obama declared this morning that the GOP nominee is " unfit to serve as president ," and reckoned that Republicans should be asking themselves, "if you are repeatedly having to say in very strong terms that what he has said is unacceptable, why are you still endorsing him?" One Republican still endorsing Donald Trump-and not condemning the Khan comments, as far as I can ascertain-is the libertarianish former presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul .

Republican leaders should withdraw endorsement of Trump, Obama says

Republican leaders should withdraw endorsement of Trump, Obama says Obama says Trump "keeps on proving" that he's unfit for office. Check out this story on waukeshanow.com: http://usat.ly/2ayhSfN President Barack Obama is challenging leading Republicans to repudiate Donald Trump.

Questions About Proposed Location of Obama Library

The decision to build Barack Obama's presidential library in Chicago's lakefront Jackson Park rather than a nearby impoverished neighborhood has left some residents worried the museum will deliver less of a boost to the city's South Side. Some say Washington Park, a mile to the west, has greater needs because of poverty and population decline, and the location decision is a missed opportunity to spur development there.

Obama says Trump ‘unfit’, challenges GOP to drop support

In a searing denouncement, President Barack Obama slammed Donald Trump as "unfit" and "woefully unprepared" to serve in the White House on Tuesday. He challenged Republican lawmakers to drop their support for their party's nominee, declaring "There has to come a point at which you say enough."

Congress Seeks to Hobble Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Board

The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board is tasked with the study of how surveillance and other intelligence activities by the U.S. government protect the civil liberties guaranteed under the United States Constitution. It is an independent body in the executive branch, beholden to no politician - not even the president.

Obama Gives Indirect Rebuke to Trump in Veterans’ Group Address

President Barack Obama issued a barely veiled denouncement of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's feud with the parents of a U.S. serviceman killed in Iraq, saying that such families should be honored by the nation. "No one has given more for our freedom and our security than our Gold Star families," Obama said in remarks at the Disabled American Veterans National Convention in Atlanta, without mentioning Trump's name.

Billionaire Warren Buffett takes on Donald Trump

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says he'll do whatever it takes to defeat Donald Trump - including escorting people to the polls himself. Campaigning with Hillary Clinton in Nebraska Monday, Buffett savaged Trump's business record, questioning his bankruptcies and asking why the Republican presidential candidate won't release his tax returns.

New Poll Shows Big Convention Bounce for ClintonNow up five points over Trump, in a CBS survey.

There are only fragmentary polling results available as of Monday morning, and it's possible some immediate post-convention developments once "leaners" are factored in, and she leads by five if Libertarian Gary Johnson is included. Trump had edged ahead of Clinton in the last The internals of the new survey are unsurprising: Clinton's lead is mainly the product of better performance among independents and a consolidation of support among Democrats.

Obama pointing to strides in veterans’ health care

President Barack Obama is touting strides in reducing homelessness among military veterans as his administration reaches the halfway point in building a massive database on veterans' health. Overall veteran homelessness has been cut nearly in half, by 47 percent, although that's still short of Obama's long-held goal of getting it to zero by 2015.

Bill Clinton swings for the fences in an effort to secure swing voters

It was hard to imagine that Bill Clinton could make as powerful a speech on behalf of his wife as he did on behalf of Barack Obama four years ago. Advocating Obama's re-election required an extended argument about public policy, a persuasive mobilization of facts and figures, and a series of pokes at the Republican Party.