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Trump’s Rage: “Obama is Highly Overrated”

April Ryan
September 14, 2020

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama waves as they arrive at a community event on the Presidential Center at the South Shore Cultural Center, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, in Chicago. The Obama Foundation unveiled plans for the former president's lakefront presidential center, showcasing renderings and a model at an event where former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama were expected to give more details. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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President Barack Obama shakes hands with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The new book by Bob Woodward, Rage is out this week. The book is controversial because it memorialized President Trump’s own words over hot button topics including coronavirus and the 2016 Election.

White House Correspondent April Ryan reads excerpts from Rage when President Trump takes aim at former President Obama, calling him not smart, highly overrated, and not a good speaker.

Click ▶️ to listen to AURN Washington Bureau Chief April Ryan’s White House Report:

PEN courage award recipient Anita Hill, left, and PEN literary service award recipient Bob Woodward pose together at the 2019 PEN America Literary Gala at the American Museum of Natural History on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan