There’s a reason for everything Donald Trump does. Oh, there are times when that reason is spite or anger, and in that respect, he’s just like all the rest of us. But there are other times when he makes a statement that, on the surface, appears to be a head-scratcher — until you look at what he said.
One such case happened Tuesday during an interview with CNN, wherein Donald Trump offered some rare praise for his predecessor, Barack Obama. But note Trump’s words:
Trump is one of Obama’s most lasting critics, famously questioning his legitimacy by doubting he was born in the United States. On Tuesday, in an interview with CNN, he offered one of his few praises of him though followed by an immediate criticism.
“I like him. I think he’s a nice gentleman, but he was very, very weak on trade,” Trump said. “If you take a look at what happened to our country, tradewise, it was a…