Former President Barack Obama, campaigning for Joe Biden, blasted President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus.
His comments came during appearance in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday. His remarks were detailed in a report by the Orlando Sentinel.
"He’s jealous of COVID’s media coverage,'' Obama said, adding that instead of focusing on controlling its spread, “he’s turned the White House into a hot zone.”
And he added, “Florida, we cannot afford four more years of this. We cannot afford this kind of incompetence and indifference.”
Obama urged Florida voters to turn out “like never before” to elect Biden
A Florida Atlantic University poll showed 50% of likely Florida voters favoring Biden and 48% supporting Trump. The margin of error was plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
The Obama drive-in rally drew 273 cars to the invitation-only event.
Last Wednesday, during another campaign appearance, Obama took aim at Trump's rhetoric, his track record in the Oval Office and his habit of re-tweeting conspiracy theories.
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