US Journalist questions Boris Johnson about his comments on Obama and Clinton
When Boris Johnson was foreign secretary he faced some tough questions about his history of writing controversial opinion pieces which included accusing Obama of "harbouring a part-Kenyan’s ancestral dislike for the British Empire” and claiming untruthfully that he “didn’t want a Churchill bust in the White House”. Of Hillary Clinton as being someone “with dyed-blonde hair, pouty lips and a steely blue stare... like a sadistic nurse in a mental hospital”.
“If it were any other President of the United States, the media would take him at his word.”
Anyone remember birtherism? An entire movement, heavily promoted by Donald Trump himself, based on the lie that President Obama was not a US citizen despite Obama being clear that he was and providing evidence?
“This is especially true for the upcoming elections in November. We live in a very divided country right now and I think that it is critical that we have an election where the American people are allowed to make a decision a choice between President Trump and Vice President Biden based on a robust debate of policy issues. We cannot allow this process to be highjacked by efforts to drum up criminal investigation of either candidate. And Im committed that this election will be conducted without this kind of interference.”
“We cleaned up the mess that was very clearly left by President Obama”
WH Spokesperson once again tries to frame the disastrous US response to the Coronavirus as being due to policies from the Obama administration.