President Trump said he “fell asleep” watching Barack Obama tear into him during a rare public speech that framed Trump as a threat to democracy, Politico reports.

Said Trump: “I’m sorry I watched it, but I fell asleep.”

In a pointed speech, former President Barack Obama not-so-subtly criticized President Trump for failing to denounce white supremacists and racists, NBC News reports.

Said Obama: “We’re supposed to stand up to discrimination, and we’re sure as heck supposed to stand up clearly and unequivocally to Nazi sympathizers. How hard can that be, saying that Nazis are bad?”

New York Times: “Mr. Obama offered a stinging indictment of his successor, sometimes by name, sometimes by inference, accusing him and his Republican supporters of practicing a ‘politics of fear and resentment,’ cozying up to Russia, emboldening white supremacists and politicizing law enforcement agencies.”

President Trump called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to investigate the identity of the author of an anonymous New York Times opinion piece, the AP reports.

He said that he believes the opinion piece critical of his leadership is a “national security” issue. When asked if he would take any action against the Times, Trump says “we’re going to see, I’m looking at that right now.”

He added: “We’re going to take a look at what he had, what he gave, what he’s talking about also where he is right now.”

Washington Post: “It is unclear what law he believes was broken.”

Michael Gerson: “Here is the increasingly evident reality of the Trump era: We are a superpower run by a simpleton. From a foreign policy perspective, this is far worse than being run by a skilled liar. It is an invitation to manipulation and contempt.”

“What we are finding from books, from insider leaks and from investigative journalism is that the rational actors who are closest to the president are frightened by his chaotic leadership style. They describe a total lack of intellectual curiosity, mental discipline and impulse control.”

“Trump pursues no deep or subtle strategies. He does not even consistently seek his own interests. He responds like a child or a narcissist — but I repeat myself — to positive or negative stimulation. It is the reason that Trump’s lawyers, in the end, can’t allow him to be interviewed by Robert Mueller. It would be like a 9-year-old defending a PhD dissertation. Or maybe a rabbit jumping into a buzz saw.”

“Democrats are vowing to get their hands on President Trump’s tax returns if they are able to win back the House majority in November,” The Hill reports.

Said Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ): “I’m definitely going to bring it up if we don’t have them by then — that’s a definite.”

“The Democrats contend existing law empowers the tax-writing committees to access a president’s tax history. If the House flips, they say they’ll use their gavels to move swiftly to do just that.”