Obama rips Trump's 'obsession' with crowd sizes during rally for Biden: 'Did no one come to his birthday party as a kid?'
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- Former President Barack Obama ripped President Donald Trump during two drive-in rallies on Saturday, criticizing his "obsession" with crowd sizes and asking, "Did no one come to his birthday party as a kid?"
- Obama spoke at two events in Flint and Detroit, Michigan, for presidential nominee Joe Biden, who appeared alongside the former president for the first time in the 2020 campaign.
- In a blistering speech, Obama railed against the current president, saying he cares more about his ego than addressing the coronavirus pandemic.
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Former President Barack Obama ripped President Donald Trump during two drive-in rallies in Michigan on Saturday, criticizing his "obsession" with crowd sizes.
Obama spoke at two events in Flint and Detroit for presidential nominee Joe Biden, who appeared alongside the former president for the first time in the 2020 campaign, which is in its final stretch before election day on Tuesday.
In a blistering speech, Obama railed against the current president, saying he cares more about his ego than addressing the coronavirus pandemic.
"What is his obsession, by the way, with crowd size?" Obama asked about Trump. "This is the one measure he has of success. He's still worrying about his inauguration crowd being smaller than mine."
"Does he have nothing better to worry about? Did no one come to his birthday party as a kid? Was he traumatized?"
Bloomberg reporter Jennifer Epstein said in a tweet that he added, "Is Fox News not giving him enough attention?"
—Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 31, 2020
Obama continued to insult Trump, drawing comparisons between the president and the former vice president.
"Trump cares about feeding his ego. Joe cares about keeping you and your family safe."
"That's what you should expect from a president," Obama said. "You can expect something different from a reality TV star."
He went on to say the Trump administration botched the response to COVID-19, saying Trump wanted "credit for the economy that he inherited, and zero blame for the pandemic he ignored."
Obama also said that while coronavirus cases continue to spike in the US, Trump has accused the press of being "too focused on COVID."
"He's jealous of COVID's media coverage," he said.
Meanwhile, Trump had four campaign rallies scheduled for Saturday in different parts of Pennsylvania, according to the local CBS station.
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