CHICAGO - Barack Obama assailed US Republicans Friday for failing to keep President Donald Trump in check, in a forceful return to the political fray aimed at firing up Democratic voters ahead of key elections. asked Obama, accusing Trump of "capitalizing" on "fear and anger." The Democratic former president assailed Republicans as "unwilling to find the backbone" to challenge Trump head-on -- accusing them instead of answering "outrageous" actions with "vague statements of disappointment." But he also sounded a hopeful note about the apparent mobilization of Democratic voters. Calling out the president by name, Obama said Trump was a "symptom, not the cause" of broader ailments in the nation's politics.

Source: Bangkok Post September 07, 2018 22:41 UTC