In a speech at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Mr Obama said that Mr Trump had capitalised on the “fear and anger” that politicians had been fanning for years. But he said that Mr Trump was a “symptom, not the cause” of this politics of fear. In a fiery speech in Illinois, Mr Obama hit out not just at Mr Trump, but at the Republican Party. “The more President Barack Obama speaks about the ‘good ole years’ of his presidency, the more likely President Donald Trump is to get re-elected,” he said. Investigate identitySpeaking to reporters on his way to North Dakota, Mr Trump said he would consider directing attorney general Jeff Sessions to investigate the identity of the author.

Source: The Irish Times September 07, 2018 16:30 UTC