BBC News - Coronavirus: Obama calls US response 'chaotic disaster'

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Former US President Barack Obama has strongly criticised his successor Donald Trump over his response to the coronavirus crisis.

 

In a private conference call, he called the US handling of the pandemic "an absolute chaotic disaster".

 

Mr Obama has said he wants to play a larger role supporting Joe Biden in the presidential election in November.

 

His new remarks were made in a call meant to encourage former staff to work for Mr Biden's campaign, CNN reports. *

 

Mr Trump's approach to government was partly to blame for the US response to coronavirus, Mr Obama said.

 

"It would have been bad even with the best of government," he was quoted as saying in the call.

"It has been an absolute chaotic disaster when that mindset of 'what's in it for me' and 'to heck with everybody else', when that mindset is operationalised in our government."

 

Mr Obama also strongly criticised the decision to drop criminal charges against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn during the Trump-Russia investigation. ...