Barack Obama says Donald Trump’s crazy comments have become normalised
Voters were urged to 'shape the arc of history' when they went to the polls next week
PRESIDENTIAL candidate Donald Trump has been slammed as "not equipped" to hold the top job by Barack Obama.
The US president criticised his potential predecessor's behaviour, warning voters that being in the White House "magnifies" a person's personality.
Speaking to voters in Chapel Hill in the swing state of North Carolina, Obama said: "The guy that the Republicans nominated - even though a bunch of ’em knew they shouldn’t nominate him - the guy they nominated who many of the Republicans he’s running against said he was a con artist and a no-nothing and wasn’t qualified to hold this office.
"This guy is temperamentally unfair to be commander in chief, and he is not equipped to be president.";
He added: "It’s strange how over time what is crazy gets normalised, and we just kinda assume, ‘Well, he’s said a hundred crazy things, so the hundred-and-first thing we don’t even notice."
The Democratic president also warned voters that they should not accept Trump's behaviour as "normal".
He said: "I have to tell you, this office, it’s about who you are and what you are and it doesn’t change after you occupy the office - it just magnifies it.
"If you disrespect women before you’re in office, you will disrespect women while you’re in office. If you accept the support of Klan members then you will tolerate that support when you’re in office."
He added: "I hate to put pressure on you but the fate of the Republic rests in your hands. The fate of the world is teetering."
Obama urged everyone to vote, despite admitting the election had given them "reason to be cynical",
He said: "All of you, it’s in your power to reject the divisive, mean-spirited politics that would take us backward."
Urging voters to "make history" he said while Hillary Clinton may not be "flashy", she would get the job done.
He added that he had "absolute confidence" and "trust" in Clinton.
Obama's strong comments come as the election for the next US president closes in on its last days, with Trump edging ahead in the latest polls.
Large portions of his speech was tweeted by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
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