Donald Trump brushed off President
Obama’s suggestion Tuesday that he’s not serious enough to win the presidency,
calling it a “great compliment” because Obama has done “such a lousy job as
president.”
Speaking at a press conference Tuesday, Obama
lashed out at the Republican presidential primary field, telling reporters that
foreign observers were “troubled” by the rhetoric of GOP candidates on issues
like climate change and the Syrian refugee crisis, including a suggested ban on
Muslims entering the United States. But he voiced a particular disdain for
Trump, the GOP frontrunner, calling him an unserious candidate who doesn’t have
the political staying power to win the White House.
“I continue to believe Mr. Trump will not be
president,” Obama said at a press conference in California, where he is hosting
a trade summit with Asian leaders. “I have a lot of faith in the American
people. I think they recognize that being president is a serious job. It’s not
hosting a talk show or a reality show. It’s not promotion. It’s not marketing.
It’s hard.”