... Prez calling it as he sees it

President Barack Obama said suggestions from people like Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that Japan and South Korea show a lack of knowledge about foreign policy, nuclear policy and the Korean Peninsula
President Barack Obama said suggestions from people like Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that Japan and South Korea show a lack of knowledge about foreign policy, nuclear policy and the Korean Peninsula



    President Barack Obama said suggestions from people like Donald Trump that Japan and South Korea show a lack of knowledge about foreign policy
    He said that they also show lack of knowledge on nuclear policy, the Korean Peninsula and 'the world generally'
    Trump said earlier this week that Japan and South Korea should develop nuclear weapons as a deterrent to North Korea

Continue after the cut ....    Obama noted that Trump's comments came up during discussions with leaders at the nuclear summit in Washington
    Obama's comments come just a day after a White House deputy national security adviser said that Trump's proposal was 'catastrophic'

President Barack Obama took a shot at Donald Trump on Friday, saying suggestions from people like the GOP frontrunner that South Korea and Japan should develop nuclear weapons show a lack of understanding of the world.
He said that they show a lack of knowledge about foreign policy, nuclear policy and the Korean Peninsula.
Obama was asked about the issue Friday night after Trump said Japan and South Korea should develop nuclear weapons as a deterrent to North Korea



Trump said earlier this week that Japan and South Korea should develop nuclear weapons as a deterrent to North Korea
Trump said earlier this week that Japan and South Korea should develop nuclear weapons as a deterrent to North Korea