Editing Colin Powell (section)

===Views on the Obama administration===
In a July 2009 [[CNN]] interview with [[John King (journalist)|John King]], Powell expressed concern over President Obama increasing the size of the federal government and the size of the federal budget deficit.<ref name=WashTimes>{{cite news |title=Powell airs doubts on Obama agenda |date=July 3, 2009 |access-date=September 17, 2010 |work=The Washington Times |last=Ward |first=Jon |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/03/powell-airs-doubts-on-obama-agenda/ |archive-date=December 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212023304/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/03/powell-airs-doubts-on-obama-agenda/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2010, he criticized the [[Presidency of Barack Obama|Obama administration]] for not focusing "like a razor blade" on the economy and job creation. Powell reiterated that Obama was a "transformational figure".<ref>{{cite web |first=Carrie |last=Budoff Brown |title=Colin Powell critical of President Obama |work=Politico |date=September 19, 2010 |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0910/42381.html |url-status=live |access-date=August 25, 2021 |archive-date=December 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214033244/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0910/42381.html }}</ref> In a video that aired on CNN.com in November 2011, Colin Powell said in reference to Barack Obama, "many of his decisions have been quite sound. The financial system was put back on a stable basis".<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2011/11/11/bts-piers-colin-powell-intv.cnn?iref=allsearch | publisher=CNN | title=Video | url-status=dead | access-date=December 15, 2008 | archive-date=December 30, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230111923/http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2011/11/11/bts-piers-colin-powell-intv.cnn?iref=allsearch }}</ref>

On 25 October 2012, 12 days before the [[2012 United States presidential election|presidential election]], he gave his endorsement to President Obama for re-election during a broadcast of ''[[CBS This Morning]]''. He considered the administration to have had success and achieved progress in foreign and domestic policy arenas. As additional reasons for his endorsement, Powell cited the changing positions and perceived lack of thoughtfulness of [[Mitt Romney]] on foreign affairs, and a concern for the validity of Romney's economic plans.<ref name="endorses Obama 2012">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colin-powell-endorses-barack-obama-for-president/|title=Colin Powell endorses Barack Obama for president|publisher=CBS News|date=October 25, 2012|access-date=August 18, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027201908/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505263_162-57539893/colin-powell-endorses-barack-obama-for-president/|archive-date=October 27, 2012}}</ref>

In an interview with [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s [[Diane Sawyer]] and [[George Stephanopoulos]] during ABC's coverage of President Obama's second inauguration, Powell criticized members of the Republican Party who spread "things that demonize the president". He called on GOP leaders to publicly denounce such talk.<ref>{{cite web |title=Colin Powell Slams 'Idiot Presentations' by Some Republicans, Urges GOP Leaders to 'Speak Out' |work=ABC News |last=Falcone |first=Michael |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/01/colin-powell-slams-idiot-presentations-by-some-republicans-urges-gop-leaders-to-speak-out-2/ |date=January 21, 2013|access-date=January 22, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-date=January 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122014437/http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/01/colin-powell-slams-idiot-presentations-by-some-republicans-urges-gop-leaders-to-speak-out-2/ }}</ref>