Barack Obama recently offered some blunt advice to Democrats: the party needs to ditch “navel-gazing” and “toughen up” in the fight against Donald Trump. According to the New York Times, while speaking to donors at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser, Obama called out how other Democrats have acted since Trump took office.

Former President Barack Obama has urged disillusioned Democrats to quit “navel-gazing” and “whining” in a call to stand firm against the Trump administration. The 44th president offered his blunt perspective as he returned to the fundraising circuit at a private event in New Jersey on Friday, telling his party to “toughen up.”