The White House declined on Tuesday to explain President Obama’s Monday statement that Donald Trump is not “equipped” to be president.

“The president has himself said before that he doesn’t think that the American people are likely to choose [Trump] to be the next president,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said when asked to explain what Obama meant by his comment. “I think the president was merely repeating that belief.”

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