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President Barack Obama speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room in the White House in Washington, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. Taking a two-day break from summer vacation, Obama met with top advisers at the White House to review developments in Iraq and in racially charged Ferguson, Mo., two trouble spots where Obama has ordered his administration to intervene. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Susan Walsh Even after decimating Democratic state legislators while in office and setting up his own party to lose the White House to Donald Trump, the myth of a unifying Barack Obama has persisted. Sure, he remains an undeniably formidable figurehead and fundraiser. While the Democratic Party struggles to find a new leader, he and the persistently popular Michelle make telegenic godparents for the party. But getting into the mud with politics as dirty as these was never the strong suit of the wily and covert brute force of Obama. Consider, of the three competitive races that Obama re-emerged from (qu...

Eric Trump said Tuesday that former President Obama has "a personal problem" with his father, President Trump. "He does have a personal problem," Eric Trump told Fox News during their election night coverage. "He's taking credit for a lot of my father's accomplishments." Obama has said that he is responsible for the current economic boom, which began under his presidency. President Trump and other conservatives have disputed that idea, saying economic conditions have improved substantially under GOP rule. Eric Trump said Tuesday that you "see the passion" at the president's rallies that was missing from Obama's. He described an incident where someone at one of the president's rallies had a health emergency, prompting the crowd to begin singing "Amazing Grace" as medical professionals helped the attendee. "It borderline brings tears to your eyes," Trump said. "That's America." ...