Dems should be scared of Trump’s presidency: Obama
US President Barack Obama says the Democratic Party should be “scared” of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s bid for the White House.
In an interview with NBC on Wednesday, Obama said Trump’s victory was within the realm of possibility and anybody not concerned at the challenge of his candidacy could lose the race.
"I've seen all kinds of crazy stuff happen," the president said of Trump’s chance to win the November election.
"I think anybody who goes into campaigns not running scared can end up losing," he added.
He advised Democrats to “stay worried until all those votes are cast and counted because you know, one of the dangers in an election like this is that people don't take the challenge seriously.”
He implied that the New York businessman’s lack of knowledge on some issues and his refusal in learning things he does not know makes him a “scary” president.
Obama said Trump lacks “basic knowledge - about the world or what a nuclear triad is or where various countries are or, you know, the difference between Sunni and Shia in the Muslim world.”
"I continue to believe Mr. Trump will not be president, and the reason is because I have a lot of faith in the American people. And I think they recognize that being president is a serious job," the president argued.
Obama made similar statements about Trump at a party fundraiser in April, where he assured donors that the real estate mogul “is not succeeding me.”
However, recent polls appear to reject Obama’s idea of Trump’s support among voters, as the former reality TV star has enjoyed a surge in support following the Republican National Convention, where he accepted the nomination.
A Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday showed that Trump has 39 percent of the votes compared to his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton’s 37 percent, marking the first time he has been ahead in the poll since early May.
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