Obama's foreign policy made US safer, stronger: White House

April 28, 2016 02:20

The White House today strongly defended President Barack Obama's foreign policy, asserting that it increased the stature of America, made the country safe and resulted in a stronger national economy.

Reacting to Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's criticism of Obama's foreign policy, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said, "I think when it comes to this President's foreign policy, there is no denying that the US is safer and stronger than we were when President Obama took office back in January of 2009."

"There are a variety of ways to measure it. You can certainly, carefully consider the economic situation of the US. That certainly has an impact on the influence that we wield around the world," Earnest told reporters.

"Right now, the US economy, because of its longest streak of private sector job growth in American history over the last 73 or so months, resulting in more than 14 million private sector jobs, the US continues to be the envy of the world when it comes to having such a durable economy.

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