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Former US President Barack Obama has multiplied, on barely covered words, on Tuesday, attacks on his successor Donald Trump, attacking the climate-minded, immigration policies based "on the race "and politicians who" constantly lie "and" blur the lines between entertainment and information ".
In a highly anticipated political speech in Johannesburg, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela, the first black South African president, Barack Obama took care never to name the current tenant of the White House, but his many references 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 make the head spin," said the former US president at the beginning of his speech in front of more than 10,000 people. The day before, President Trump had dismayed America by turning its back on US allies and giving Vladimir Putin pledges.
"We must believe in the facts"
In Johannesburg, Barack Obama also denounced "the politics of fear and resentment" and that of "strong men". He attacked politicians who "just lie". "Politicians seem to reject the concept of objective truth, people invent," he said, triggering loud laughter. "We must believe in the facts," he insisted, while his successor denounces all day long "fake news". "Denying facts can undermine democracy. "I can not find common ground with someone who says that climate change does not exist, when all scientists say the opposite," Barack Obama continued. One of Donald Trump's first moves to the White House was to pull the United States out of the Paris climate deal, saying it was "unfair" for the industry in his country.
"The light of" Madiba ""
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 said. 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 100th anniversary celebrations of the birth of Nelson Mandela, global icon of the anti-apartheid struggle, born on July 18, 1918 and died on December 5, 2013. The two men share a common destiny: they both 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 post he had held until 1999. Barack Obama, meanwhile, held the supreme office in the United States. United, from 2009 to 2017. He greeted, on Tuesday, the memory of "a true giant of history". "The light of" Madiba "(Nelson Mandela's nickname) always shines brightly," he said, defending Mandela's "vision".
Tribute to the Blues
The opportunity for the former American president to digress and salute the victory of France at the World Cup football and identity diversity of the Blues. "All these guys do not look like, in my opinion, 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 apartheid in 1994, racism is still fueling tensions in the "rainbow nation" and poverty persists in the most unequal country in the world, according to the report. World Bank. "Mandela and Obama are the symbols of victory over adversity," Nelson Mandela's last wife, Graça Machel, who was wearing a bright royal blue dress and headdress, podiumed Tuesday. "They both gave hope to millions of young people who identified with their humble journey," she said.
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