Trump says Obama ‘was very nice to me with words,’ but there has been ‘no relationship’

President Trump repeated his unsubstantiated claim that former President Obama ordered surveillance of Trump Tower in a somewhat tense, interview-ending exchange with CBS News, released Monday, about his relationship with his predecessor.

“Face the Nation” host John Dickerson interviewed Trump in the Oval Office. After asking if the president had received any helpful advice from Obama, Trump broached the topic of surveillance.

“Well, he was very nice to me, but after that we’ve had some difficulties,” Trump said of his predecessor. “So, it doesn’t matter. You know, words are less important to me than deeds. And you saw what happened with surveillance and everybody saw what happened with surveillance.”

In early March, Trump sparked a weeks-long firestorm with a series of explosive, evidence-free tweets accusing Obama of having ordered a wiretap on his Trump Tower office. Obama’s spokesman rejected the claim. The White House has since muddled Trump’s stance, but refuses to back down on the accusation.




By Gabby Kaufman.
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