Trump Is Totally Happy With Obama Right Now—NOT!

President-elect accuses president of sabotaging 'smooth transition'
By Michael Harthorne,  Newser Staff
Posted Dec 28, 2016 2:47 PM CST
Trump Accuses Obama of Sabotaging 'Smooth Transition'
Donald Trump isn't happy with President Obama, and he's got the "1990s-style sarcasm" to prove it.   (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

It looks like the honeymoon is over between Trump and Obama. "Doing my best to disregard the many inflammatory President O statements and roadblocks. Thought it was going to be a smooth transition—NOT!" Trump tweeted Wednesday. The Los Angeles Times notes Trump's use of "1990s-style sarcasm." Trump had previously commended Obama on his commitment to a smooth transition of power, but a number of things have changed since then, the Washington Post reports. Many saw comments made by Obama during Tuesday's Pearl Harbor anniversary as directed at Trump. The president urged the US not to "turn inward" and to "resist the urge to demonize those who are different."

Trump is also upset with the Obama administration for allowing the UN to pass a resolution condemning Israeli settlements, as well as with Obama personally for saying in an interview he could have beaten Trump and won a third term. In addition, the White House is defending the Department of Energy for not complying with a request from Trump's transition team for the names of employees involved in climate policy, ABC News reports. Transition team spokesperson Sean Spicer at first said Trump's tweets "speak for themselves, very clearly," but later complimented members of the Obama administration for being "helpful and generous with their time." (More Donald Trump stories.)

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