Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump says he thinks President Obama has been "doing better" since Republicans took control of the Senate.
Trump made the comments on WBAL'S The Jimmy Mathis Show on Saturday while discussing frustration within the GOP at congressional Republicans who don't use the "power of the purse" to hold Obama accountable.
Noting that outgoing House Speaker John Boehner said there would be no government shutdown over raising the debt limit in the fall, Trump said, "Even if we weren't going to close it, why would you make that statement up front. If you make upfront, the Democrats and President Obama are going to say, 'wow, we're gonna win everything he's never gonna close it up."
The interviewer then pointed to what he said was Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's refusal to use the "power of the purse."
"Actually I think Obama's doing better now than he did before we had the Senate, it's incredible," Trump responded.
"I think Obama did -- since we had it, we thought things were going to change," Trump said of Republicans winning control of the Senate. "Nothing's change, if anything it got worse. So I think he's doing better now than he did before."
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