The relationship between President Trump and former President Barack Obama is basically nonexistent after Trump accused Obama of wiretapping his home and office during the election, angering the former president.
The Wall Street Journal reported Obama is livid at Trump following his weekend tweets accusing the former president of ordering an illegal wiretap. Obama saw those tweets as beneath the office of the presidency.
Obama also irked Trump by not returning a phone call Trump made to Obama to thank him for the letter he left for the new president in the Resolute Desk following Trump’s inauguration, per presidential tradition.
On Jan. 30, Obama expressed support for anti-Trump protests, saying “citizens 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.”
The two presidents promised to have a good relationship and seemed at least outwardly chummy during the inauguration. Obama had even offered to consult for Trump on the presidency during his first months to help him deal with the pressures of the office.
But, it appears that is now on hold and the traditional relationship between presidents is on the rocks. Usually, current presidents and ex-presidents show some deference to each other in order to uphold the decorum of the office.
