Obama criticizes coronavirus response — leaders 'aren't even pretending to be in charge'

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Former President Barack Obama criticized the coronavirus response of the United States' current leadership in a virtual commencement address delivered to historically black colleges and universities on Saturday.

Former President Barack Obama criticized the U.S. coronavirus response in a thinly veiled swipe at the Trump administration during a virtual commencement address delivered to historically black colleges and universities.

"More than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they're doing," Obama said in his speech. "A lot of them aren't even pretending to be in charge." "I don't take responsibility at all," Trump said at a press briefing. "Because we were given a — a set of circumstances, and we were given rules, regulations and specifications from a different time."

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