Fortune
By Jon Reid
March 10, 2016
President Obama said GOP rhetoric is to blame for the rise of presidential candidates such as Donald Trump.
“Objectively,
it’s fair to say that the Republican political elites, and many of the
information outlets — social media and news outlets, talk radio,
television stations — have been feeding
the Republican base for the last seven years a notion that everything I
do is to be opposed, that cooperation or compromise somehow is a
betrayal, that maximalist, absolutist positions on issues are
politically advantageous,” Obama told reporters Thursday
at the White House.
“There
are thoughtful conservatives who are troubled by this, who are troubled
by the direction of their party,” Obama said. “I think it’s very
important for them to reflect on what it is
about the politics they’ve engaged in that allows the circus we’ve been
seeing to transpire, and to do some introspection because ultimately I
want an effective Republican Party.”
Obama
also criticized presidential candidates Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) for their positions on immigration, saying the
platforms are similar to those of Trump,
the party’s frontrunner.
“Mr.
Trump might just be more provocative in terms of how he says it, but
the actual positions aren’t that different,” Obama said, “despite the
fact that both Mr. Cruz and Mr. Rubio — their
own families are the products of immigration.”
Obama’s remarks came at a joint press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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