Is Donald Trump ` Obsessed ' With Barack Obama ? 
In addition , his actual policy aims , which include his campaign pledge to repeal and replace Obamacare , but also the Iran deal , Trump 's attempt to scrap the Obama-era DACA program , and repeal of federal legislation allowing transgender students to use the bathroom of the gender they identify with , suggest the president may have an eye on targeting Obama 's policies specifically . 
Indeed , Obama was the reason Trump was initially propelled into the political sphere ; as one of the strong voices of the racially charged birther movement that falsely suggested Obama was not born in the U.S. , Trump suddenly found himself speaking about national politics , announcing a run for office several years later . 
Speaking on his CNN show on Saturday , following Trump 's attempt to roll back the Iran deal , Don Lemon asked the question : "Does President Trump have an Obama obsession ?" 
and suggesting the Republican was "making it his mission to undo every last bit of the Obama legacy ." 
"Anything which has the name Obama on it automatically becomes a target for Donald Trump and he 's trying to reverse as much of that as possible ," he added , warning that the tendency of presidents to reverse domestic policy set by their predecessors was now rolling into foreign policy . 
Indeed , back in August , a European diplomat reportedly told BuzzFeed anonymously that in his dealings with President Trump , he had noticed the Republican was driven more by a desire to scrap Obama 's policies than to enact his own . 
"He will ask : ` Did Obama approve this ? ' 
He is obsessed with Obama ." 
Also over the summer , Trump previously shared a poll that showed he was "a better president of the United States than Barack Obama ," with the unverified results of the poll showing 61 % of responders believed Trump was a better president and just 31 % backing Obama .
In addition , his actual policy aims , which include his campaign pledge to repeal and replace Obamacare , but also the Iran deal , Trump 's attempt to scrap the Obama-era DACA program , and repeal of federal legislation allowing transgender students to use the bathroom of the gender they identify with , suggest the president may have an eye on targeting [TGT] 's policies specifically . 
Indeed , [TGT] was the reason Trump was initially propelled into the political sphere ; as one of the strong voices of the racially charged birther movement that falsely suggested [TGT] was not born in the U.S. , Trump suddenly found himself speaking about national politics , announcing a run for office several years later . 
Speaking on his CNN show on Saturday , following Trump 's attempt to roll back the Iran deal , Don Lemon asked the question : "Does President Trump have an [TGT] obsession ?" 
and suggesting the Republican was "making it his mission to undo every last bit of the [TGT] legacy ." 
"Anything which has the name [TGT] on it automatically becomes a target for Donald Trump and he 's trying to reverse as much of that as possible ," he added , warning that the tendency of presidents to reverse domestic policy set by their predecessors was now rolling into foreign policy . 
Indeed , back in August , a European diplomat reportedly told BuzzFeed anonymously that in his dealings with President Trump , he had noticed the Republican was driven more by a desire to scrap [TGT] 's policies than to enact his own . 
"He will ask : ` Did [TGT] approve this ? ' 
He is obsessed with [TGT] ." 
Also over the summer , Trump previously shared a poll that showed he was "a better president of the United States than [TGT] ," with the unverified results of the poll showing 61 % of responders believed Trump was a better president and just 31 % backing [TGT] .