President Barack Obama said Thursday that Trump was not “succeeding” him when he addressed the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraiser, according to a transcript of his remarks released a day later.
Obama said that Democrats, unlike their Republican counterparts have gotten things accomplished.
“And that’s why this election is so important. And I recognize that there is a deep obsession right now about Mr. Trump,” Obama said. “And one of you pulled me aside and squeezed me hard and said, tell me that Mr. Trump is not succeeding you. And I said, ‘Mr. Trump is not succeeding me.'”
Obama went on to say that both Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) have done a “service” to reveal the “nonsense” of the current Congress.
“People act as if these folks are outliers. But they’re not. Listen to talk radio, watch their interviews. Look at how they operate in town halls. They’re saying stuff that’s just as wacky as what we’re hearing out of the presidential candidates,” Obama continued. “It’s just nobody was paying attention. And so we should thank Mr. Trump and Mr. Cruz for just being honest.”
