President Obama has always spoken softly and carried a big Louisville Slugger, as various Somali Pirates, Osama bin laden, Isis militants and Taliban jihadists can no longer testify. But, in the current fight against our radical extremist President-elect he feels constrained by Presidential protocol.
“White House aides say they expect the president to try to refrain from criticism during the transition because of his belief in the importance of a courteous and dignified transfer of power. But while the president holds out hope that he might influence Mr. Trump, he has made it clear that once out of office he will not remain silent if Mr. Trump goes too far in undoing his legacy.
“I’m going to be constrained in what I do with all of you until I am again a private citizen,” Mr. Obama, who will be living a few miles from the White House next year, told a meeting this past week of Organizing for Action, the group that maintains his political movement. “But that’s not so far off.”