Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, is known globally for his successful tenure at the White House. Recently, the former US President provided deeper details about his POTUS life in his newly published political memoir ‘A Promised Land’. The former president wrote about several political leaders of the US as well as other nations which including Rahul Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, reports the Indian Express.
More than anyone else, I wrote my book for young people—as an invitation to once again remake the world, and to bring about, through hard work, determination, and a big dose of imagination, an America that finally aligns with all that is best in us. https://t.co/1yZrYWuckX
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 12, 2020
In his book, Obama revealed details about Indian National Congress chief Rahul Gandhi. He wrote,
“Rahul Gandhi has ‘a nervous, unformed quality about him as if he were a student who’d done the coursework and was eager to impress the teacher but deep down lacked either the aptitude or the passion to master the subject’.”
Had a fruitful chat with President @BarackObama Great to meet him again. pic.twitter.com/LCJKGBg0Qr
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 1, 2017
On Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, he wrote, “Secretary of Defense Bob Gates and the Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh both come across as having a kind of impassive integrity”. Speaking about Sonia Gandhi, the memoir reads,
“We are told of the handsomeness of men like Charlie Crist and Rahm Emanuel, but not the beauty of women, except for one or two instances, as in the case of Sonia Gandhi.”
Of the recent winner of the US presidential elections Joe Biden, Obama says,
“Joe Biden is a decent, honest, loyal man who Obama senses ‘might get prickly if he thought he wasn’t given his due – a quality that might flare up when dealing with a much younger boss’.”
Speaking about Russsian President Vladimir Putin, the New York Times review of the memoir quoted Obama as calling him “physically unremarkable”. He also wrote that Putin reminded him of “tough, street-smart ward bosses that ran the Chicago political machine”. According to News18, Obama’s book calls former France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy as “bold and opportunistic”. He even wrote that the Republican French leader had his “chest thrust out like a bantam cock’s”.
While Obama’s book gave insights about various political leaders he met, desis online tweeted jokes about his comments on Gandhi.
#RahulGandhi right now https://t.co/kzizrXZ7LU pic.twitter.com/3v61x2aG0S
— Vighnesh (@Vighnesh4real) November 13, 2020
What Obama actually want to say about Rahul Gandhi – pic.twitter.com/HLUU3MMJQk
— Darshan Shrikhande (@DarshanShrikha2) November 13, 2020
#माफ़ी_माँग_ओबामा
Rahul Gandhi jee after reading Obama's thoughts about himself. pic.twitter.com/9JoeCuEeMk— विकास पाटीदार नगरा🌍🚩 (@2025Vikas) November 13, 2020
Rahul Gandhi now faces a stinging critique from former US President Barack Obama 🤵 in his new book- A promised Land ' Obama writes 'Rahul Gandhi eager to impress, but lacks aptitude' 🤔🤔 pic.twitter.com/l7hCO2tyNv
— Robbo Gathwala 😎 (@Robinmalik23) November 12, 2020
“usne mujhe student bola lekin mai to school jata ji nhi hu” pic.twitter.com/PqxZzM62pE
— Pro.Fool buddy 🌈 (@ColFool_) November 13, 2020
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