Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Barack Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
Obama Sideswipes Trump Without Naming Him in New Speech — on ‘The Biggest Mistake’ for Leaders in Crisis
In a speech to mayors on Thursday, former President Barack Obama offered a critical piece of advice for combating the coronavirus pandemic — and in characteristic fashion, subtextually criticized President Donald Trump without mentioning him by name. “The biggest mistake any [of] us can make in these situations is to misinform,” said Obama. “Speak the truth.
Speak it clearly. Speak it with compassion. Speak it with empathy for what folks are going through … The more smart people you have around
