Despite all the time that’s been lost, we can still make real progress against the virus, protect people from the economic fallout, and more safely approach something closer to normal if we start making better policy decisions now.https://t.co/pfokyI8GiB

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 13, 2020

On the other hand, Trump, and many of his supporters, have directly addressed Obama’s presidency as a deterrent from current national relief efforts. On Monday, Trump addressed his comments about an “Obamagate,” which right-wing allies have tied to a belief that the Obama administration tried to sabotage Trump’s presidential term.

When asked by Washington Post reporter Philip Rucker about the Mother’s Day social media posts he made disparaging Obama, Trump fired back by saying "Obamagate" was a “terrible” disgrace that happened before his time.

“Mr. President, in one of your Mother’s Day tweets, you appeared to accuse President Obama of the biggest political crime in American history. What crime exactly are you accusing President Obama of committing, and do you believe the Department of Justice should prosecute him?” Rucker asked.

“Obamagate. It’s been going on for a long time … from before I even got elected. It’s a disgrace that it happened. … Some terrible things happened, and it should never be allowed to happen in our country again,” Trump responded.

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