Maggie Haberman Says Obama ‘Size’ Joke Really Got Under Trump’s Skin — Was ‘Designed To Bait’ Trump

CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer asked New York Times correspondent and CNN analyst Maggie Haberman how ex-President Donald Trump reacted to a barely-veiled dick joke at the DNC.

The Democratic National Convention ( DNC ) wrapped up Thursday after a week of blockbuster ratings and well-received speeches that included addresses from former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama —one of which contained the rather pointed “size” jab .

The buzz was still going on Friday’s edition of CNN’s The Situation Room , during which Haberman gave her insights into the convention. Blitzer played the Obama gag and asked Haberman how it played with Trump:

BLITZER: I thought it was interesting that when President Obama took the stage at the Democratic Convention, he made a comment about Trump’s obsession with his crowd sizes. I want to play that clip. Listen to this.

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BARACK OBAMA, FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT: There’s the childish nicknames, the crazy conspiracy theories, this weird obsession with crowd sizes.

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BLITZER: How has that moment landed with the former president?

HABERMAN: So, both of the Obama speeches got under his skin. He is very reactive to both of them. We have seen that since 2011 when Trump spread the lie that President Obama was not — was possibly born in Kenya, and therefore, illegitimate to be president. I think you’re going to see more of this.

What I was struck by, Wolf, in this convention is there was a pretty focused message about Trump, and we heard it over and over again, from the Obamas, from the vice president, from others that, you know, he is a rich guy who cares about his rich friends.

But what you also saw were comments that I think were designed to bait Trump. That was one of them. The more that Trump reacts self- destructively, the better Democrats feel it is for them.

BLITZER: Important point. Maggie Haberman, thank you very much for your excellent analysis.

Watch above via CNN’s The Situation Room .