![]() ![]() The good news is, is that we now have the beginnings of a government in the Government of National Accord. But I think that all of us, collectively, were not sufficiently attentive to what had to happen the day after, and the day after, and the day after that, in order to ensure that there were strong structures in place to assure basic security and peace inside of Libya. And we did so as part of an international coalition and under UN mandate. With respect to Libya, I have said on several occasions that we did the right thing in preventing what could have been a massacre, a blood bath in Libya. And as I said in my speech last week, I don’t think that actually represents the views of a whole lot of Republicans out there. And the alternative is that the entire party, the Republican Party, effectively endorses and validates the positions that are being articulated by Mr Trump. There has to come a point at which you say, enough. And that’s not just my opinion that is the opinion of many prominent Republicans. And had they won, I would have been disappointed, but I would have said to all Americans they are – this is our President, and I know they’re going to abide by certain norms and rules and common sense, will observe basic decency, will have enough knowledge about economic policy and foreign policy and our constitutional traditions and rule of law that our government will work, and then we’ll compete four years from now to try to win an election.īut that’s not the situation here. ![]() I think I was right, and Mitt Romney and John McCain were wrong on certain policy issues, but I never thought that they couldn’t do the job. But there have been Republican Presidents with whom I disagreed with, but I didn’t have a doubt that they could function as President. I recognise that they all profoundly disagree with myself or Hillary Clinton on tax policy or on certain elements of foreign policy. ![]() Because a lot of people depend on the White House getting stuff right, and this is different than just having policy disagreements. But there has to come a point at which you say somebody who makes those kinds of statements doesn’t have the judgment, the temperament, the understanding to occupy the most powerful position in the world. I don’t doubt that they were outraged about some of the statements that Mr Trump and his supporters made about the Khan family. There has to be a point in which you say, this is not somebody I can support for President of the United States, even if he purports to be a member of my party.Īnd the fact that that has not yet happened makes some of these denunciations ring hollow. This is daily, and weekly, where they are distancing themselves from statements he's making. And the question I think that they have to ask themselves is, if you are repeatedly having to say in very strong terms that what he has said is unacceptable, why are you still endorsing him? What does this say about your party that this is your standard bearer? This isn’t a situation where you have an episodic gaffe. I think what's been interesting is the repeated denunciations of his statements by leading Republicans, including the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader, and prominent Republicans like John McCain. The notion that he would attack a Gold Star family that had made such extraordinary sacrifices on behalf of our country, the fact that he doesn’t appear to have basic knowledge around critical issues in Europe, in the Middle East, in Asia, means that he's woefully unprepared to do this job.Īnd this is not just my opinion. I said so last week, and he keeps on proving it. President Obama: Yes, I think the Republican nominee is unfit to serve as President. Do you see your new decision to bomb ISIS there as a direct result of that? You have said in the past that the worst mistake of your presidency may have been your failure to plan for the aftermath of that 2011 NATO intervention in Libya. Given the Republican nominee's recent comments about the Khan family and his statement that, if President, he would consider recognising Russia's annexation of Crimea, does it make you question his fitness to be President? And secondly, sir, on Libya. President Obama: First question is Margaret Brennan. ![]()
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