Obama feels Sanders is unfit to battle Trump - and he has told people he might say so publicly

[musicman65]

Former President Barack Obama has remained mostly silent through the early stages of the Democratic race to unseat Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election but that may soon change, friends and associates tell FOX Business, as avowed socialist Bernie Sanders gains in national polls and seems poised to obtain front-runner status.

The people who spoke on the condition of anonymity say Obama's preference had always been to lay low through the primaries aside from making some broad comments as he did in November of last year when, according to a report in The New York Times, the former two-term president, best known for expanding the size of government and his eponymous health care mandate, appeared genuinely worried about some of the increasingly leftist proposals being touted on the campaign trail from Sanders, the US senator from Vermont, and to some extent, Elizabeth Warren, the US senator from Massachusetts


.https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/obama-feels-sanders-is-unfit-to-battle-trump-and-he-has-told-people-he-might-say-so-publicly

[Iamaartist]

7. Laugh now but will happen,,,,

[Magoo48]

11. If it does happen,

would it really be out of character? President Obama is a moderate who is entitled to his expressed opinion.

[PatrickforO]

28. Indeed. Obama is a great man and was a better than good president.

But he is quite centrist in his views.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

17. OBVIOUSLY, FUX FRIENDS RETHUGZ FEAR BERNIE THE MOST!! SORRY TO TELL 'EM, BERNIE CANNOT BE STOPPED!!

Gonna love watching their heads splode...




Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

20. HAHAHAHA!!! Can't wait to see their Fux Faces when President Sanders takes the oath of office!!

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!

[musicman65]

35. Oh please

think about the long term,who is most able to sit down on day one,to save us all,,,no shaking fingers,for sure

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

37. Yes EXACTLY, that's Bernie w/superior foreign policy judgment who has the backs of the workin class!

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

14. LMFAO... FUX BIZ?! Even if true, it will just make Bernie a STRONGER candidate!! FEEL THE BERN!!

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!

[Scotch-Irish]

30. "Fox"...figures.

Screw that. Bernie is great, and has a HUGE following. Even though I'm going to vote for Elizabeth Warren in the primaries, I like both her and Bernie. My husband is going with Bernie.

None of this propaganda against Bernie is going to turn one single person that knows his history and his positions against him.

[CentralMass]

41. Elizabeth Warren is great as well.

[hlthe2b]

2. This is gonna get even uglier.

sigh...

[dubyadiprecession]

3. The would be funny if Obama posted on this site..

The Bernie folks would probably hide his posts.

[Iamaartist]

5. LOL

[musicman65]

6. Stranger

things have happened,,,so,,,just wait

[Sloumeau]

25. LOL, that would not surprise me at all. :) eom

[BannonsLiver]

40. Yep. Obama is very unpopular with a lot Sanders supporters.

I have some theories on why that is but it’s probably best to leave it at that.

[Iamaartist]

4. Soon He will do it .....Heard this while back..under other news articles ...😎🎨

Oh Well Sanders.....

[CentralMass]

8. They are really starting the hatchet job on Bernie.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

19. Can't wait!! The Bernie Bashing Backlash is powering Bernie's surge. FEEL THE BERN BABY!!

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!

[CentralMass]

22. Yes he does seem to be surging at the right time.

[berksdem]

32. same hatchet job

that Bernie does to the Democrats... so it works both ways.

Edit for spelling

[OKNancy]

9. I'll try to find out where I read this... but some close to Obama say this is not true

I'll go check a while and see if I can find a reputable source

Edit to add:
David Shuster reported his sources said it is not true, and then Jon Fevreau weighed in

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[musicman65]

10. Well

it will be known in good time,who better to know the truth

[OKNancy]

13. I support Biden 100%, but I also do not like stuff that is reported

by right-wingers trying to disrupt.
I'm not blaming you as you may not have seen how people close to Obama denied this story.

One more thing: I'm not trying to help Sanders with this. I don't like him at all.

[ecstatic]

15. While I agree, this reads like GOP trolls stirring division.

President Obama is not surrounded by leakers.

[Hav]

21. I agree, this doesn't make much sense

and previous rumours about the same didn't sound convincing either.

With what kind of associates would Obama talk right now? And why would they then run to Fox of all networks to either communicate his message to influence the Dem primaries or betray his trust?

[dewsgirl]

16. I thought this debunked?

[MFM008]

24. Whoever

He endorses will be his statement.
He picked Biden before
I believe he will now.

[McKim]

27. Remember: Use Our Energy to Sign Up New Voters

Remember, we should be using our energy to register new voters, not reacting to Right Wing efforts to divide us! I am taking registration forms to a trendy neighborhood where 20 to 30 year olds have an active bar scene on Saturday nights. This age group under votes and moves frequently so they need to register or re register. Then there are the community colleges and outdoor concerts this summer. As a retiree I have the time, how about you?

[JudyM]

38. That's what we all need to be doing if we have the ability *and* we actually care.

Stoking divisiveness here is the polar opposite of helping to defeat trump. Some don’t seem to get that.

Thanks for your time and effort!

[Tarc]

29. 283 + Fox ?

Nothing of consequence, apparently.

Thanks for the "concern".

[NCProgressive]

31. Obama needs to come out now

for the benefit of the party and the country.

[Iamaartist]

39. I agree....

[katmondoo]

33. I love Obama, a great President yesterday, today, tomorrow. and forever after.

[Gothmog]

34. I am not surprised by this

If sanders is the nominee, trump will win 45+ states

[musicman65]

36. Say it

is not so,for every ones sake