He said Russian President Vladimir Putin reminded him of the tough, street-smart ward bosses who used to run the Chicago political machine. In 2014, Obama led his fellow world leaders in kicking Russia out of the G8 over its annexation of Crimea. And he described Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina as the guy in the spy thriller or heist movie 'who double-crosses everyone to save his own skin.' Donald Trump, he claims, sensed the country's mood and took advantage of it to win the White House in the 2016 election. For millions of Americans spooked by a Black man in the White House, he promised an elixir for their racial anxiety,' he writes.
