Obama Criticizes Trump’s Policies, Expresses Concern for America’s Future : In a recent address at Hamilton College in New York, former President Barack Obama voiced strong disapproval of the direction the country has taken under President Donald Trump’s leadership, especially in his second term. Obama, 63, expressed his deep concern over a number of policies that have shaped the current administration, particularly the economic protectionism and harsh immigration measures. One of his primary critiques centered on the sweeping tariffs imposed by Trump on a vast majority of the U.S.'s trading partners. Obama warned, “I do not think what we just witnessed… is going to be good for America.”