“He's not considered a serious guy [in New York]”: Barack Obama reflects on Trump in discussion with Biden and Clinton.

Former president Barack Obama said Donald Trump is “not considered a serious guy” in New York in a conversation with former president Bill Clinton and President Joe Biden.

“You watch Trump's campaign. You watch his career. ... He comes from New York. There's nobody in New York who does business with him or will lend him money. He's not considered a serious guy here,” Obama said in an interview on the “SmartLess” podcast hosted by Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett that published Monday.

Reflecting on Trump's 2016 election, Obama went on to explain how he thought more Republicans would say speak up and condemn some of his behavior.

“I was surprised he was elected, but I wasn't surprised in terms of his behavior,” Obama said. “I did expect … that there would be some folks in the Republican Party who would say, ‘No, you can't go that far. You can't start praising Putin and saying that his intelligence is better than the U.S. intelligence agencies.'”