Scott Walker and President Obama are at each other following comments regarding the Wisconsin governor’s lack of foreign policy experience, and it’s not pretty.
Walker — who questioned Obama’s religion — is expected to add his name to the Republican pool of potential 2016 presidential candidates and has been taken apart by the liberal media for some foreign policy gaffes . Obama has taken several very public jabs at the two-term governor and his lack of experience, most recently during an interview with National Public Radio .
“It would be a foolish approach to take and, you know, perhaps Mr. Walker — after he’s taken some time to bone up on foreign policy — will feel the same way.”
Obama’s comments were in response to Walker’s statement that on the day one of his potential presidency, he would revoke any agreements the current administration made with Iran. The nuclear deal has been harshly criticized by Republicans and some prominent Democrats, including Senator Chuck Schumer , who has threatened to “kill the deal.”
Walker wasted no time and came out swinging at Obama’s jabs on Wednesday during an interview with Sean Hannity on his show, Hannity on Fox News, and he didn’t mince his words.
“Think about that statement, this is a guy who in the last year called ISIS the JV squad, who called Yemen, just last fall, and his administration continues to call them a success story, who had his secretary of state, under Hillary Clinton — that gave Russia a reset button, and then they ultimately went into the Ukraine.
“This is a guy who I think — the audacity to be talking about schooling anyone when it comes to foreign policy.”
According to the Journal Sentinel Online , the Walker/Obama scuffle could greatly benefit the Wisconsin governor because the president is mentioning him by name and that is always a positive for a rising political star, says a surprised Jeremi Suri, a historian of presidency at the University of Texas at Austin.
“It actually helps Scott Walker by making him seem more important,” the scholar says.
Scott Walker is considered the frontrunner for the Republican party in the 2016 presidential election and President Obama has taken notice. Many conservative talk show personalities claim that the liberal media is trying to discredit Walker by using personal attacks.
The animosity between the two politicians dates back to at least 2010, when Walker was in the midst of a recall election and took jabs at Obama using his campaign slogan, “yes we can” in one of his speeches. Obama used Walker as a punching bag multiple times during the Gridiron Club dinner in Washington last month.
“The other week he said he didn’t know whether or not I was a Christian. And I was taken aback, but fortunately my faith teaches us forgiveness. So, Governor Walker, salam alaikum.”
“Scott also recently punted on a question of evolution, which I do think is a problem. I absolutely believe in the theory of evolution — when it comes to gay marriage.”
“Gov. Walker got some heat for staying silent when Rudy Giuliani said I don’t love America — which I also think is a problem. Think about it, Scott — if I did not love America, I wouldn’t have moved here from Kenya?”
Scott Walker supporters point out that President Obama was a one-term Senator when he was elected to the highest office in the land and had no foreign policy experience. We can expect more jabs to come.
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