President Donald Trump said he would easily defeat former President Barack Obama in a hypothetical presidential race and criticized Obama’s record. (Foto: Instagram)
President Donald Trump said Thursday, Nov. 12, that he would easily defeat former President Barack Obama in a hypothetical presidential race. Trump also criticized Obama’s record, calling him divisive and saying he was overrated and not a good president.
“I think I would defeat him easily,” Trump said when asked who would win a contest between the two. He added that Obama was “very overrated” and said he did not consider him a good chief executive.
Trump described himself as someone who brings people together when asked about his own record. He accused Obama of having divided the country, contrasting the former president’s leadership with his own self-assessment.
A future election between them is barred by the U.S. Constitution’s 22nd Amendment, which prohibits anyone from being elected president more than twice. Trump served from 2017 to 2021 and returned to office in January 2025. Obama served from 2009 to 2017. Both have completed two presidential terms.
