Barack Obama Shades Donald Trump On COVID-19 Response: Not ‘Even Pretending To Be In Charge’

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In his first major address since the country went into lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic, former US president Barack Obama‘s speech read like an indictment of Donald Trump‘s response to the global health crises.

The 58-year-old delivered a commencement speech to graduates at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) on May 16, and offered his words of wisdom. “More than anything, this pandemic has fully finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they’re doing,” Obama said in a clip, which was streamed online as part of the “Show Me Your Walk H.B.C.U.

Edition” virtual ceremony. “A lot of them aren’t even pretending to be in charge.” He also emphasized the injustices faced by young