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Former president Barack Obama has made a rare public attack on Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, warning the pandemic has shown that many high levels officials “aren't even pretending to be in charge” as the US nears 90,000 virus deaths. His criticism came just days after he referred to the Trump administration’s response…

Former President Barack ObamaBarack Hussein ObamaObama encourages new graduates to embrace unity in commencement speech Obama says coronavirus has exposed lack of leadership in US Obama addresses racial disparities, Ahmaud Arbery killing in speech to HBCU graduates MORE on Saturday encouraged 2020 high school graduates to embrace unity to solve the world's problems amid the…

Barack Obama attacked the Trump administration’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic during a speech on Saturday. The comments are a rare rebuke of a sitting president from one of his predecessors, and come in the midst of a pandemic that has had devastating and disproportionate effects on communities of color in the United States. “Let’s…

In his second commencement speech of 2020, former President Barack Obama implored graduating high schoolers to be brave in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, and to reject old ways of doing things while working together to solve pressing problems, from economic inequality to the climate crisis. “If the world’s gonna get better, it’s gonna…

Former President Barack Obama appeared to criticize the Trump administration during a virtual commencement address on Saturday.Speaking to thousands of students graduating from historically black colleges and universities, Obama said the pandemic has shown that many leaders "aren't even pretending to be in charge."Less than two weeks earlier, Obama also described the Trump administration's handling…