Barack Obama told Florida WESH TV that “the US has gotten a little soft” and we don’t have that same competitive edge that we need.
Via Breitbart TV:
The Wall Street Journal reported:
President Barack Obama on Thursday said the U.S. has lost some of its competitive edge and gotten a “little soft.”
Mr. Obama, in an interview with WESH-TV in Orlando, said his administration has been tough on the country’s trading partners and tried to strengthen U.S. manufacturing.
“This is a great great country that had gotten a little soft and we didn’t have that same competitive edge that we needed over the last couple of decades,” Mr. Obama said in response to a question about the country’s economic future. “We need to get back on track.”
Mr. Obama has faced heavy criticism for his handling of the economy, and the high unemployment rate –9.1% – is threatening his re-election bid.
Despite his concern, Mr. Obama said he wouldn’t trade positions with any country on Earth. “We still have the best universities, the best scientists, best workers in the world; the most dynamic economic system in the world,” he said. “We just need to bring all those things together.”
