Published 16:02 IST, September 19th 2019

Obama takes a dig at Trump: 'Presidents should avoid TV, social media'

Former US President Barrack Obama attended a technology event in the White House on September 18 and appeared to take a swipe at President Donald Trump.

Reported by: Sounak Mitra
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Former US President Barack Obama attended a techlogy event in White House on September 18 and appeared to take a swipe at President Donald Trump as he said that he would vise Presidents to avoid social media and cable news. private event was hosted by data company Splunk where Obama explained how he has approached job which includes 3000 political appointments and vised incumbent President to avoid watching TV or reing social media is t helpful. He said those are two things he would suggest to stay away from because it creates a lot of ise and covers up one's judgment.

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President Trump frequently spends time on Twitter

President Trump spends time frequently on Twitter and has been kwn to watch hours of cable news daily. During one-hour-long chat he never directly referred to Trump or his ministration. He touted importance of building a solid team to stay informed. ministration resembles drinking out of a flame hose – you can't assimilate that data yourself, he said. He ded that or thing that is t useful is sitting in front of TV or perusing online networking, he included, to chuckling from group. Those are two things he would prompt, in case you're President, t to do.

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Trump tweeted 284 times a month over for last six months

criticism appeared to have targeted at Trump who is kwn to spend time on Twitter and obsessed with cable news channels of how y portray him. According to Hill Reports, Trump tweeted 284 times a month over last six months with a significant increase from past months. report revealed despite increase in frequency, Trump is getting less engment on his posts today. Obama's visit to San Francisco comes days after Trump's very own stop in Bay Area, where he raised battle assets at a private occasion. Obama said spending a lot of time on social media platforms and focusing on how polls and media portray you ultimately results in difficulty to run country effectively. Obama also discussed misinformation campaigns, problems techlogy can solve, basketball and also his recent meeting with young climate activist Greta Thunberg, whom he mentioned fascinating. Obama gave warnings about social media's impact and said he was concerned about division and polarization he thought was escalated by platforms.

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