MSNBC host Chris Matthews criticized President Obama Thursday for his rhetoric against Donald Trump while in Japan, saying he didn't care for arguing American politics overseas.
Teasing the next segment on Hardball, Matthews alluded to Obama's critical comments earlier in the day that world leaders are "rattled" by the rise of Trump to the Republican nomination. According to NBC News, he said at a press conference "that "it's fair to say" world leaders are "surprised" Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee."
"They are not sure how seriously to take some of his pronouncements but they're rattled by him, and for good reason, because a lot of the proposals that he's made display either ignorance of world affairs or a cavalier attitude," Obama said.
The liberal Matthews did not care for Obama engaging in that talk while out of the country.
"I have mixed views about world leaders and what they think, but according to a warning from President Obama this morning, you could see the president take on the Republican nominee in a much more aggressive way," Matthews said. "I don't like arguing American politics overseas, by the way. Let's agree on that one."