Obama tells Trump: ´This is **t a reality show´
 

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama warned on Friday that occupying the Oval ****** "is **t a reality show," in a swipe at outspoken Republican candidate Donald Trump who is vying to replace him in the White House.

Fighting with Obama is a battle Trump would likely relish as he tries to rally support within his own party. During hard-fought Republican primary campaigns, the billionaire delighted in responding to attacks from rivals and found that
his support grew when he lashed out at his opponents.

Asked about Trump at a media briefing in the White House, Obama called on the press and public to weigh past statements by the Republican but did **t point to any specific issues or remarks.

"This is **t entertainment," Obama said, a reference to Trump´s television background. "This is **t a reality show.
This is a contest for the presidency of the United States," he said.

Some top Republican leaders - U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan among them - are still expressing wariness about Trump, who became the party´s presumptive **minee this week when two Republican rivals dropped out of the White House race.

Former Florida Gover**r Jeb Bush, who ran unsuccessfully for the Republican **mination, posted on Facebook that he will **t vote for Trump -- one of the heaviest sleights yet against the New York real estate mogul by a senior Republican.

"Donald Trump has **t demonstrated that temperament or strength of character. He has **t displayed a respect for the
Constitution. And, he is **t a consistent conservative. These are all reasons why I can**t support his candidacy," Bush wrote, adding that he would **t vote for likely Democratic **minee Hillary Clinton either.

U.S.Senator Lindsey Graham from South Carolina, who made an unsuccessful bid for president, joined a growing list of
Republicans who are refusing to support Trump and he an**unced on Friday he will also skip the Republican convention in July.

Mitt Romney, who won the Republican **mination in 2012, is also refusing to support Trump. For Trump, finding unifying enemies like Obama and Clinton could help rally Republicans back to his side ahead of the **v.8 general election.

Obama is likely to be the feature of much of Trump´s criticism in the general election. Republicans have sought to
paint Clinton as an extension of the Obama administration who would continue all of his policies.

Since effectively securing the **mination on Tuesday, Trump has begun testing themes to attack Clinton, Obama´s former secretary of state.

On Friday, Trump took aim at Clinton for her use of a private email server while in ******. Clinton has said she did
**t send or receive information marked as classified.

The FBI is investigating whether laws were broken. "The email scandal should take her down but I don´t think it´s going to because I think she´s being protected by the Democrats," Trump said on "Fox & Friends," a television news
program that attracts a large conservative viewership.

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