Outgoing U.S. President, Barack Obama has given himself a pass mark, telling Americans that he has done well in office as president in the last eight years.
Mr. Obama, who made the remarks at his final press conference of the year, justified his actions on issues ranging from the economy to Syria, and from the Russia hacking scandal to the passage of Obamacare.
“I am very proud of the work I’ve done. I think I’m a better president now than when I started,” Mr. Obama said.
The president said his administration is a historic success, in spite of a rough beginning.
“When I came into office, 44 million people were uninsured. Today, we have covered more than 20 million of them. For the first time in our history, more than 90 per cent of Americans are insured.”
The president recalled the economic turmoil that raged when he took office in the teeth of the worst recession in decades in 2009.
“As I was preparing to take office, the unemployment rate was on its way to 10 per cent. Today it is at 4.6 per cent, the lowest in nearly a decade.”
The outgoing U.S. President also made reference to Russia meddling in the U.S. election.
He said when he met Mr. Putin in China in September, he told him to “cut it out” and pledged to hit Russia in public and covert ways before he leaves office on Jan. 20, 2017.
(NAN)
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