President Donald Trump just shocked his critics by identifying the man he believes is behind the violent protests and White House leaks that have dogged his presidency — former President Barack Obama.
In an interview with Fox News Channel’s “Fox and Friends” that aired Tuesday, Trump responded to a question about the protests, saying, “I think that President Obama is behind it, because his people are certainly behind it.”
He adds that he thinks Obama loyalists are also behind White House leaks.
Trump concedes, “I also understand that’s politics. And in terms of him being behind things, that’s politics. And it will probably continue.”
He says he’s not surprised, saying “I’m changing things that (Obama) wanted to do.” Trump said he’s tougher than Obama in terms of his efforts to deport anyone living in the country illegally.
Trump also White House officials have “sort of ideas” about who may have leaked information, adding that “we have people from other campaigns, we have people from other governments.”
The Associated Press contributed to this article