Obama slams Trump over Covid-19 pandemic response

Miami, Oct 25 : While hitting the campaign trial for Democratic president nominee Joe Biden, former US President Barack Obama slammed his successor Donald Trump’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, which is currently the worst-hit with the world’s highest number of confirmed cases and deaths.
Addressing a socially-distanced crowd at a rally in Miami on Saturday, Obama said that if Biden wins, the US will have a “normal President”, The Hill news website reported.
“We won’t have a President who threatens people with jail for just criticizing him,” the former leader said.
“That’s not normal behaviour, Florida. You wouldn’t tolerate it from a coworker, you wouldn’t tolerate it from a high school principal, you wouldn’t tolerate it from a coach, you wouldn’t tolerate it from a family member.
“Florida Man wouldn’t even do this stuff, Why are we accepting it from the President of the US? It’s not normal behavior,” Obama was quoted as saying.
According to The Hill news website report, ‘Florida Man’ refers to an online meme and hashtag based on bizarre and unusual stories revolving around residents in the state.