President Trump has made headlines with his “Presidential Wall of Fame,” located near the Rose Garden, where he offers his unique take on the legacies of 47 U.S. Presidents. His portrayals are nothing short of sensational. Trump did not hold back when it came to Presidents Obama and Biden. He labeled Biden as “Sleepy Joe,” calling him “by far, the worst President in American history.” To support this claim, Trump cited the significant failures in Biden’s economic and foreign policies, including record-high inflation.
However, it is Obama who received the brunt of Trump’s criticism. Not only did Trump emphasize Obama’s middle name—Hussein—a name marginalized by the media for years, but he also used it to draw a clear line in the sand. What is often avoided in mainstream discussions, Trump made front-page material. To him, this is a reflection of “raw truth.”
Trump is outspoken in his disdain, categorizing Obama as a “community organizer” and “one of the most divisive political figures in American history.” He attacked Obama’s signature achievements, including the Affordable Care Act, the Iran Nuclear Deal, and a stagnant economy. Additionally, he blamed Obama for the weaponization of government entities, citing scandals such as IRS targeting and the alleged spying on Trump during his campaign.
Yet, in critiquing Obama, Trump also missed an opportunity to dig deeper into the history that underpins the former president’s tenure. In Root’s analysis, Trump’s critique falls short, as he perhaps was “a little too nice” in his summary. There are significant charges Root adds to the conversation that warrant deeper exploration.
Root argues that Biden should not even be regarded as a legitimate president, describing him instead as a “puppet,” a facade behind which Obama could continue to wield power. He goes further to state that Obama has, in essence, served “three terms as the worst President in American history,” a period marked by ill-fated decisions on issues like immigration and foreign affairs, particularly the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Furthermore, Root elevates the narrative around Obama as a symbol of a larger scheme, alleging collusion with the two-term presidency to dismantle American values and capitalism. He paints Obama not just as an administrator but as the architect behind a calculated strategy to flood the nation with undesirables to institutionalize a Democratic stronghold. Root points out what he calls the “Cloward-Piven plan,” which aims at overwhelming public systems to push for socialist reforms, attributing a great deal of its application to Obama’s policies.
The critiques become even more intense when Root suggests that Obama’s presence in the White House represents a “real-life Manchurian Candidate,” installed by powerful unseen forces. He brings forth a range of allegations, from compromising national security through the Benghazi incident to handing billions over to hostile foreign entities.
Root’s portrayal cuts through mainstream platitudes and delivers a sweeping indictment of Obama, asserting that the former president’s actions have brought about significant harm, effectively labeling him an enemy of America. Each claim is laden with intensity, intending to resonate with those who may feel lost in a political climate that seems intent on softening the harsher realities of past administrations.
In summation, while Trump’s “Wall of Fame” may deliver some points, Root insists more should be said. He invites readers to reconsider the narrative surrounding Obama, arguing that the former president’s biography deserves a revision that recognizes the alleged darker truths of his presidency. Root’s perspective suggests that acknowledging these realities is essential in understanding the full trajectory of U.S. leadership in the past decades.
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