Obama, in Apparent Rebuke of Trump, Warns Against ‘Strongman Politics’ In his highest-profile speech since leaving office, delivered in South Africa, the former president warned of leaders embracing the “politics of fear, resentment and retrenchment.” Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Bob Dylan Says He’ll Skip Nobel Ceremony (He’s Busy)Life Is Turned ‘Upside Down’ as Jets Pound Rebel-Held Syrian CitiesWhite House Confirms Pre-Election Warning to Russia Over Hacking‘Stay Calm,’ Mexican Officials Tell Fearful Immigrants in U.S.Rights Groups Assail Iran Over Videos of Condemned Prisoners‘Is It Safe?’ Foreign Students Consider College in Donald Trump’s U.S.