By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times - Updated: 6:22 p.m. on Monday, January 30, 2017




Former President Barack Obama’s promise to stay out of President Trump’s hair lasted all of 10 days.
A spokesman for the former president said Monday that Mr. Obama “fundamentally disagrees with the notion of discriminating against individuals because of their faith or religion.”

The statement by Obama spokesman Kevin Lewis was in response to the Trump administration suspending travel from seven majority-Muslim countries that have raised terrorism concerns. Mr. Trump and his aides have compared the action to a proposal by Mr. Obama in 2011 to restrict immigration from Iraq.

Mr. Lewis said Mr. Obama is “heartened by the level of engagement taking place in communities around the country,” a day after protests in several cities over Mr. Trump’s temporary suspension of migrants.

“Citizens exercising their Constitutional right to assemble, organize and have their voices heard by their elected officials is exactly what we expect to see when American values are at stake,” Mr. Lewis said.

Before leaving office, Mr. Obama said he intended to stay out of Mr. Trump’s way, barring extraordinary circumstances.