Former US President Barack Obama has launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump during the third night of the Democratic National Convention.

Throughout the address, Obama said that Trump showed "no interest in putting in the work" and "no interest in treating the presidency as anything but one more reality show that he can use to get the attention he craves."

Obama's full speech can be seen below:

In his powerful speech, Obama used the word democracy 18 times and warned the US people: "What we do these next 76 days will echo through generations to come."

Upon starting his speech, Obama quickly took aim at the fact that he believes Donald Trump has not taken the last four years seriously.

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Obama said: "The one Constitutional office elected by all of the people is the presidency.

"So at minimum, we should expect a president to feel a sense of responsibility for the safety and welfare of all 330 million of us - regardless of what we look like, how we worship, who we love, how much money we have - or who we voted for."

He then added: "I never expected that my successor would embrace my vision or continue my policies. I did hope, for the sake of our country, that Donald Trump might show some interest in taking the job seriously [...] But he never did."

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In a devastating blow, Obama then referred to the COVID-19 death toll and Trump's response to the pandemic. He said:

"Donald Trump hasn't grown into the job because he can't. And the consequences of that failure are severe.

"170,000 Americans dead. Millions of jobs gone while those at the top take in more than ever. Our worst impulses unleashed, our proud reputation around the world badly diminished, and our democratic institutions threatened like never before."

During the address, Obama also took aim at Donald Trump's recent comments surrounding postal voting. He said:

"They know they can't win you over with their policies. So they're hoping to make it as hard as possible for you to vote, and to convince you that your vote doesn't matter. That's how they win. That's how they get to keep making decisions that affect your life, and the lives of the people you love."

During the speech, Obama then endorsed "his friend" Joe Biden - stressing that when Joe Biden is being spoken to, he listens. Obama said:

"That empathy, that decency, the belief that everybody counts - that's who Joe is.

When he talks with someone who's lost her job, Joe remembers the night his father sat him down to say that he'd lost his.

"When Joe listens to a parent who's trying to hold it all together right now, he does it as the single dad who took the train back to Wilmington each and every night so he could tuck his kids into bed.

"When he meets with military families who've lost their hero, he does it as a kindred spirit; the parent of an American soldier; somebody whose faith has endured the hardest loss there is."

Obama then went on to explain how Joe Biden helped to make him a better president.

Speaking of Biden's partnership with Kamala Harris, Obama said that the pair will "get this pandemic under control", "expand healthcare", and "rescue the economy".

In response to Obama's address, President Trump has taken to Twitter to say: "HE SPIED ON MY CAMPAIGN, AND GOT CAUGHT!"

Adding: "WHY DID HE REFUSE TO ENDORSE SLOW JOE UNTIL IT WAS ALL OVER, AND EVEN THEN WAS VERY LATE? WHY DID HE TRY TO GET HIM NOT TO RUN?"

Former US President Barack Obama has launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump during the third night of the Democratic National Convention.

Throughout the address, Obama said that Trump showed "no interest in putting in the work" and "no interest in treating the presidency as anything but one more reality show that he can use to get the attention he craves."

Obama's full speech can be seen below:

In his powerful speech, Obama used the word democracy 18 times and warned the US people: "What we do these next 76 days will echo through generations to come."

Upon starting his speech, Obama quickly took aim at the fact that he believes Donald Trump has not taken the last four years seriously.

[[imagecaption|| Credit: PA Images]]

Obama said: "The one Constitutional office elected by all of the people is the presidency.

"So at minimum, we should expect a president to feel a sense of responsibility for the safety and welfare of all 330 million of us - regardless of what we look like, how we worship, who we love, how much money we have - or who we voted for."

He then added: "I never expected that my successor would embrace my vision or continue my policies. I did hope, for the sake of our country, that Donald Trump might show some interest in taking the job seriously [...] But he never did."

[[imagecaption|| Credit: PA Images]]

In a devastating blow, Obama then referred to the COVID-19 death toll and Trump's response to the pandemic. He said:

"Donald Trump hasn't grown into the job because he can't. And the consequences of that failure are severe.

"170,000 Americans dead. Millions of jobs gone while those at the top take in more than ever. Our worst impulses unleashed, our proud reputation around the world badly diminished, and our democratic institutions threatened like never before."

During the address, Obama also took aim at Donald Trump's recent comments surrounding postal voting. He said:

"They know they can't win you over with their policies. So they're hoping to make it as hard as possible for you to vote, and to convince you that your vote doesn't matter. That's how they win. That's how they get to keep making decisions that affect your life, and the lives of the people you love."

During the speech, Obama then endorsed "his friend" Joe Biden - stressing that when Joe Biden is being spoken to, he listens. Obama said:

"That empathy, that decency, the belief that everybody counts - that's who Joe is.

When he talks with someone who's lost her job, Joe remembers the night his father sat him down to say that he'd lost his.

"When Joe listens to a parent who's trying to hold it all together right now, he does it as the single dad who took the train back to Wilmington each and every night so he could tuck his kids into bed.

"When he meets with military families who've lost their hero, he does it as a kindred spirit; the parent of an American soldier; somebody whose faith has endured the hardest loss there is."

Obama then went on to explain how Joe Biden helped to make him a better president.

Speaking of Biden's partnership with Kamala Harris, Obama said that the pair will "get this pandemic under control", "expand healthcare", and "rescue the economy".

In response to Obama's address, President Trump has taken to Twitter to say: "HE SPIED ON MY CAMPAIGN, AND GOT CAUGHT!"

Adding: "WHY DID HE REFUSE TO ENDORSE SLOW JOE UNTIL IT WAS ALL OVER, AND EVEN THEN WAS VERY LATE? WHY DID HE TRY TO GET HIM NOT TO RUN?"