Barack Obama tore into Donald Trump during an interview published Monday where he said the president is a 'Richie Rich' type and far from the traditional ideal of American masculinity – like John Wayne or Clint Eastwood, he noted. The former president said he thought if a 'right-wing populist' would rise to the presidency, he thought it would be someone 'more appealing' than Trump. Richie Rich was a comic character created in the 1950s and was the world's richest kid, getting anything he could possibly want – and was dubbed 'the poor little rich boy.' Obama says Trump is more Richie Rich than John Wayne. 'The power of Palin's rallies compared with McCain's rallies—just contrast the excitement you would see in the Republican base,' Obama noted.

Source: Daily Mail November 17, 2020 13:50 UTC