Obama Goes Trolling: If Republicans Can’t Handle CNBC, They Can’t Oppose Putin

U.S. President Barack Obama laughed at Republican presidential candidates’ claim that they could handle Russian President Vladimir Putin. And he’s been taking a few time to get in a spot of stand-up comedy, with the Republican party as his target.

Of course, Crowley would later admit she was wrong, but she had accomplished her mission and the Obama presidency was saved.

The real estate mogul said CNBC moderators Becky Quick, Carl Quintanilla and John Harwood missed an opportunity for addressing the economy. “All 99 of those doctors got together with Obama to try to prevent me from having bacon and donuts.’ You wouldn’t do that”.

“Have you noticed that every one of these candidates says, ‘Obama’s weak”.

Obama attacked the Republican candidates from several angles, saying they “occupy a different reality”.

He noted that the statement from the Republicans that “everything was really good in 2008 when the country was “going through the worst economic crisis in our lifetimes” as the unemployment and uninsured rates were high. I think being brought directly from the candidates to the individual networks is something that’s a positive because it gets the candidates involved in the process”. “So what? What does it do for me to complain about it?” he continued, launching into a joking blame-the-media tirade.

Ben Carson blamed moderators for asking questions designed for the candidates to explain their positions.

It was legitimate for the moderators to ask Ben Carson – the GOP front-runner – about his affiliation with a nutritional supplement maker that has paid $7 million in settlements over its claims that its products could cure autism and cancer. He detailed his demands to ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos the morning after announcing he would not sign a letter from GOP candidates spelling out demands for debates going forward and meant to negotiate his own appearance requirements going forward.

“I personally don’t care too much in terms of the debate; they’ve been hitting me one way or another”, Trump insisted.

As for the man Trump once considered his chief rival for the nomination, Trump called on former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush to follow Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s lead and drop out.