Simplify the following text for a Grade 16 native English-speaking person.
Original: The interview included several statements that have been widely described as racist ; for example , he opined that US President Barack Obama identifies more with his `` African blood '' than his American roots and that the President `` rejects everyone white , including his mother and his grandparents '' .
Simplified: The book includes several statements that have been widely described as racist ; for example , he opined that US President Barack Obama identifies more with his `` African blood '' than his American roots and that the President `` rejects everyone white , including his mother and his grandparents '' .