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           Obama: Trump's Comments Show Lack of Global Understanding

   by VOA News

   U.S. President Barack Obama says recent comments from Republican
   presidential front-runner Donald Trump show a basic lack of
   understanding about global politics.

   The U.S. leader was asked Friday about Trump's remarks that Japan and
   South Korea should develop nuclear weapons as a deterrent to North
   Korea.

   Obama said, "The person who made the statements doesn't know much about
   foreign policy or nuclear policy or the Korean peninsula or the world
   generally."

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   Republicans divided
   The presidential campaign of Trump, a former TV reality star, has
   evolved into a divisive segment of the Republican party, with some
   party members seeking to distance themselves from Trump and the
   comments he sometimes ends up retracting.

   Obama, who taught constitutional law before becoming president, said
   that even countries that are used to a "carnival atmosphere" in their
   politics want "sobriety and clarity" in the U.S. elections.
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