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		</div><p>Donald Trump&#8217;s suggestion that the US might not come to the defence of Nato allies is another sign of his &#8220;lack of preparedness&#8221; on foreign policy, said US President Barack Obama.</p>
<p>In an interview aired on Sunday over Trump&#8217;s recent comments to the New York Times &#8211; in which the presidential nominee suggested that allies who have not paid their Nato dues would not be guaranteed of getting help if Russia invaded &#8211; Mr Obama said they were an admission that the US might not live by Nato&#8217;s &#8220;most central tenet.&#8221;</p>
<p>He said Mr Trump&#8217;s comments were &#8220;an indication of the lack of preparedness that he has been displaying when it comes to foreign policy&#8221;.</p>
<p>Nato members promise that an attack against any of them is considered an assault against all.</p>
<p>Mr Trump told the Times that he would not predict the US response in the case of a Russian attack of smaller Nato allies like Estonia or Latvia. &#8220;If they fulfil their obligations to us, the answer is &#8216;yes,'&#8221; Mr Trump said.</p>
<p>Mr Obama responded: &#8220;There is a big difference between challenging our European allies to keep up their defence spending, particularly at a time when Russia&#8217;s been more aggressive, and saying to them, &#8216;You know what? We might not abide by the central tenant of the most important alliance in the history of the world.'&#8221;</p>
<p>In contrast, Mr Obama said that presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who served as secretary of State in his first term, is supremely capable of taking over the reins of power in January.</p>
<p>&#8220;I genuinely believe that there has never been a candidate better prepared for the presidency than Hillary Clinton,&#8221; Mr Obama said.</p>
<p>Asked what it takes to be an effective president, Mr Obama cited the ability to build a team of talented, hard working people and &#8220;make sure they are all moving in the same direction.&#8221; Another factor, he said, was &#8220;personal discipline in terms of doing your homework, and knowing your subject matter, and being able to stay focused.&#8221;</p>
<p>And to make all this work &#8220;you have to really care about the American people&#8230; not in the abstract,&#8221; Mr Obama said, noting that is crucial because that will help ground the president in that difficult job and prevent them from being overly influenced by polls, pressure and difficult developments.</p>
<p>If you don&#8217;t have that sense of grounding, &#8220;you will be buffeted and blown back and forth by polls and interest groups and voices whispering in your head,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And you will lose your centre of gravity. You will lose your moral compass.&#8221;</p>
<p>Mr Obama&#8217;s comments to CBS News&#8217; Face the Nation came on the eve of the opening of the Democratic National Convention. He is scheduled to speak on Wednesday.</p>
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