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Trump Rejects Obama Claim Women Leaders Improve Governments

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 6:34 PM UTC · How we work

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U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed Barack Obama’s claim that women leading governments would improve them.
Barack Obama made the claim during a September 21 interview at Salem State University.
Trump responded to the claim at a September 27 press conference in Washington, D.C.
Obama later called Trump’s fascination with the claim an “obsession” on the June 24 “All the Smoke” podcast.

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U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed Barack Obama’s claim that women leading governments would improve them.
Barack Obama made the claim during a September 21 interview at Salem State University.
Trump responded to the claim at a September 27 press conference in Washington, D.C.
Obama later called Trump’s fascination with the claim an “obsession” on the June 24 “All the Smoke” podcast.