Updated: May 22 2021, 14:48 ET BARACK Obama was a "parasite" who arrogantly thought he would have easily beaten Donald Trump in 2016, a new book claims. The former president sucked the Democrats dry for his reelection, oversaw huge losses and was guilty of negligence, according to Edward-Isaac Dovere. 5 Obama has been branded a 'parasite' who thought he would easily beat Trump in 2016 in a new bookCredit: Getty In his new book - Battle for the Soul: Inside the Democrats' Campaigns to Defeat Trump - the journalist claims Obama used the party structure as a "host" for his 2012 campaign for a second term. He says he then treated it like a "husk" to be discarded with $2.4million in debt, the MailOnline reports.