Obama draws the blows against Trump … without naming him

Former US President Barack Obama has multiplied, with barely covered words on Tuesday, attacks against his successor Donald Trump, attacking the climateosceptics, leaders "authoritarian" who "never cease to lie "and" race-based "immigration policies

In a highly anticipated political speech in Johannesburg on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela, hero of the anti-apartheid struggle, Barack Obama took Careful never to name the current tenant of the White House, but his many allusions to Donald Trump hit home in the Wanderers Stadium, which was completely his own.

"Given the uncertain and strange times in which we live, the information brings every day their lot of disturbing titles that give the tournis, "launched the former president at the beginning of his speech in front of more than 10.000 people.

The day before, Donald Trump had conste America by turning its back on US allies and giving a pledge to its Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

In Johannesburg, Barack Obama attacked "authoritarian" politicians who resort to "the politics of fear" and "just lie".

"Politicians seem to reject the concept of objective truth, people invent," he said, triggering loud laughter. "Denying the facts can undermine democracy," he warned, while his successor denounces all day fake news.

"I can not find common ground with someone who says climate change does not exist, when all scientists say the opposite," said Barack Obama.

One of the first Trump's actions at the White House had been to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement, deeming it "unfair" for his country's industry.

Tribute to the Blues

On immigration policy again, Barack Obama attacked his successor directly.

"It is not wrong to insist that national borders matter (…) but that can not be an excuse for race-based immigration policies", he is estimated at one of his rare public interventions since his departure from the White House in early 2017.

His speech in Johannesburg marked the culmination of the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela, born 18 July 1918 and died December 5, 2013.

The two men share a common destiny that has made them into history: they became the first black president of their country.

After twenty-seven years in the jails of the white racist regime, Nelson Mandela was elected to the presidency in 1994, a position he held until 1999. Barack Obama held the top position in the United States from 2009 to 2017.

Tuesday , he greeted the memory of http://www.lepoint.fr/ "a real giant "The light of + Madiba + (Nelson Mandela's nickname) is still shining brightly," he said, defending the "vision" of the South African Nobel Peace Prize. [19659003] The opportunity for Barack Obama to digress to welcome the victory of France at the World Cup and the diversity of identity of the Blues.

"All these guys do not look like Gauls, they are French," he said to the applause, regretting, however, that "the world has not kept the promises" of Madiba.

"Racial discrimination still exists in South Africa and the United States" and "poverty has exploded," he denounced

Nearly a quarter of a century after the official end of the apartheid in 1994, racism fueled tensions in the "rainbow nation" and poverty persisted in the most unequal country in the world, according to the World Bank.

"Mandela and Obama are symbols of victory over adversity, "proclaimed Nelson Mandela's last wife, Graça Machel, dressed in a bright royal blue dress and headdress on Tuesday.

" They both gave hope to million young people who identified themselves with their humble journey, "she said.

In the crowd, South Africans were to the angels. "I'm really happy that Obama has attacked Trump" and his immigration policy that "does not respect our brothers and sisters in search of a new life in the United States," said Karabo Tima, a consultant of 25 years old

17/07/2018 20:26:08 –
Johannesburg (AFP) –
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