Trump Obama: A Political fixation That may not end well…
About a decade now that Obama left the government seat,the current president trump still put Obama at the center of concentration ranging from his speech during campaign till he assume office and also in all his social platform to the extent of releasing an AI generated video depicting Obama. We were of the opinion that this backlash will end after the election little did we know it was just the starting point and becoming more alarming.
From on set, Donald trump have always aimed at obama, this whole thing emanated from the birther outburst and later progress to the presidency, Donald trump after assuming office try to abolish all Obama policies which includes the Iran Nuclear deal.
President trump recently shared a artificially generated video on social media showing Barrack Obama on prison attire and handcuff, trying to pass a message across about Obama involvement in some conspiracy about treason and the Russia investigation in 2016 but some still see the video as a distraction by trump.
Cultural Commentary: “Jealousy, Not Justice”
Joy one of the host of “The View” in an episode clearly said “Donald trump is just jealous of Barrack Obama because his well respected and articulated than him” this statement made the audience to laugh uncontrollably, though it was laughable but the truth in it was clear.
Culturally Obama is an icon who who is one of the best seller author and a Netflix producer. Despite all heated pressure Obama have been able to remain calm which serves as a symbol of competence.
Instead of trump focusing on new policy that will benefit the citizens of America in future to come, his refurbishing the old one to favour his political character.
Using artificially generated videos to showcase Obama as a criminal should be a concern for everyone and also political partisans because this may affect the mindset of voters in making decision due to the degrading of trust in the media space.
Just as Rachel Bidson said, this whole issues is not just about trolling but creating a framework for portraying opposition as a criminal without little or no evidence.
Reasons Barrack Obama Still Matters
Donald trump still go to Obama because Obama have alot influence on younger voters.
He still carries that popularity and most Americans love him because of his performance during presidency, administration that carries everyone along giving room to your fundamental right.
Lastly, Donald trump obsession with Obama may yield no good fruit for trump as it may distract him from his performance instead seeing it as a strategy. The country is facing some challenges that needs to be tackled rather than focusing on political strategy.