Obama took a dig at Trump's handling of the coronavirus during a virtual commencement address

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• Former President Barack Obama appeared to criticize the Trump administration during a virtual commencement address on Saturday.
• Speaking to thousands of students graduating from historically black colleges and universities, Obama said the pandemic has shown that many leaders "aren't even pretending to be in charge."
• Less than two weeks earlier, Obama also described the Trump administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic as "an absolute chaotic disaster."
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Former President Barack Obama appeared to take a rare dig at the Trump administration during a speech on Saturday, decrying what he called a lack of leadership when it came to handling the coronavirus pandemic.

Obama spoke at a virtual commencement address for historically black colleges and universities, suggesting that graduates could not rely on current leadership to make the changes they hoped to see.

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