Hillary Supremely Capable, Trump Unprepared: Obama

Washington: President Barack Obama says GOP nominee Donald Trump's recent suggestion that the US might not come to the defense of NATO allies is another sign of Trump's "lack of preparedness" on foreign policy.

In an Interview with a TV channel Obama said that Trump's comments to the New York Times in which Trump suggested 'allies that haven't paid their NATO dues

wouldn't be guaranteed of getting help if Russia invaded' were an admission that the US might not live by NATO's "most central tenet."

Obama, speaking before the Democratic National Convention begins Monday, said Trump's comments on NATO last week were "an indication of the lack of preparedness that he has been displaying when it comes to foreign policy."

NATO members promise that an attack against any of them is considered an assault against all. Trump told the Times that he wouldn't predict the US response in the case of a Russian attack of smaller NATO allies like Estonia or Latvia. "If they fulfill their obligations to us, the answer is 'yes,'" Trump said.

Obama responded: "There is a big difference between challenging our European allies to keep up their defense spending, particularly at a time when Russia's been more aggressive, and saying to them, 'You know what? We might not abide by the central tenant of the most important alliance in the history of the world.'"

In contrast, Obama said that presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who served as secretary of State in his first term, is supremely capable of taking over the reins of power in January.

He said he believes there has never been candidate better prepared for the presidency. "She's not always flashy. And there are better speech makers. But she knows her stuff," Obama said. Obama address an array of issues during the interview, including: race relations.

He said additional scrutiny or suspicion of African-American males is "just a common experience that many of us share. But I will tell you that it's a lot better now than it was. And that doesn't mean that we can be complacent about it.