Former US President Barack Obama sharply criticized organizations that have settled or negotiated deals with President Donald Trump’s administration, arguing that entities “have this capacity… to take a stand,” according to his interview on the final episode of the “WTF” podcast with Marc Maron.

Obama singled out groups that comply with what he called arbitrary policies by top Trump aide Steve Miller. “We’re not going to be bullied into saying that we can only hire people or promote people based on some criteria that’s been cooked up by Steve Miller,” he said.

Podcast marks Obama’s return to long-form conversation

The interview, recorded in Obama’s Washington office, is Maron’s final episode after a 16-year run. Maron described the session as a long-awaited conversation following his pr

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