16:27, UK, Wednesday 17 February 2016
Barack Obama has launched a scathing assessment of Donald Trump's bid for the presidency, warning him that life in the White House is "not a reality show".
The President told reporters he is convinced voters will not seriously consider backing the tycoon and star of The Apprentice in November's election.
He said: "I continue to believe that Mr Trump will not be president.
"And the reason is because I have a lot of faith in the American people. And I think they recognise that being president is a serious job.
"It's not hosting a talk show or a reality show. It's not promotion. It's not marketing. It's hard."
Trump, 69, reacted with characteristic scorn, telling supporters at a rally in South Carolina that Mr Obama is "lucky" he did not run against him in 2012.
"He has done such a lousy job as President," the Republican frontrunner said.
"You look at our budgets, you look at our spending. We can't beat ISIS. Obamacare is terrible. ... Our borders are like Swiss cheese."
Responding directly to the President, Mr Trump added: "You're lucky I didn't run last time when Romney ran because you would have been a one-term president."
But Mr Trump also bragged that being singled out for criticism by the current US president was "a great compliment".
The billionaire businessman is ahead of his rivals going into Saturday's South Carolina primary, with a 17-point lead in an average of statewide opinion polls. More info on visionaryministry.blogspot.com
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