{"id":30250,"date":"2017-01-31T03:48:07","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T03:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=30250"},"modified":"2017-01-31T03:48:07","modified_gmt":"2017-01-31T03:48:07","slug":"obama-says-hes-heartened-by-backlash-to-trumps-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=30250","title":{"rendered":"Obama says he\u2019s \u2018heartened\u2019 by backlash to Trump\u2019s ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-30251\" src=\"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/obama00-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"obama00\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>WASHINGTON \u2014 Just 10 days after leaving office, former President Obama spoke out against President Trump\u2019s policies Monday and said he was \u201cheartened\u201d by the level of protests against them.<\/p>\n<p>In his first statement since leaving office, Obama took aim at Trump\u2019s travel ban against refugees and residents of seven Muslim countries by characterizing the action as a religious test.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president fundamentally disagrees with the notion of discriminating against individuals because of their faith or religion,\u201d Obama spokesman Kevin Lewis said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>In his final days in office, Obama said he wanted to give Trump space to lead, but that he\u2019d speak up when he believed democracy and US values were being challenged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Obama is heartened by the level of engagement taking place in communities around the country,\u201d Lewis said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCitizens exercising their constitutional right to assemble, organize and have their voices heard by their elected officials is exactly what we expect to see when American values are at stake.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 Just 10 days after leaving office, former President Obama spoke out against President Trump\u2019s policies Monday and said he was \u201cheartened\u201d by the level of protests against them. 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