Obama takes aim at companies cutting deals with Trump: ‘We have capacity to take a stand’

Universities, law firms and businesses that have changed course should have stood by convictions, says ex-president

Barack Obama took aim at institutions and businesses who made deals or worked out settlements with the Trump administration, noting on a new podcast episode: We all have this capacity, I think, to take a stand."

In a talk with Marc Maron on the comedian's last edition of his long-running WTF With Marc Maron, the former US president said institutions - including law firms, universities and businesses - that have changed course during the Trump administration should have stood by their convictions.