Top Democrats Stricken by 2020 Democratic Candidates Going After Obama

A slew of top Democrat leaders chastised Democratic presidential candidates for criticizing former President Barack Obama during the Democratic debate on July 31, suggesting it was unwise to do so.

Former President Barack Obama speaks to young leaders from across Europe in a Town Hall-styled session in Berlin, Germany on April 6, 2019. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

A slew of top Democrat leaders chastised Democratic presidential candidates for criticizing former President Barack Obama during the Democratic debate on July 31, suggesting it was unwise to do so.

Eric Holder, the longtime attorney general under Obama who is now organizing to try to beat President Donald Trump, sent a message out on Twitter Wednesday: “To my fellow Democrats. Be wary of attacking the Obama record.”