President Trump dismissed former President Barack Obama's argument that appointing women as heads of government worldwide would solve many issues.At a recent event at Salem State University, Obama joined historian and journalist Doris Kearns Goodwin on stage, where they discussed the current political scenario. During the discussion, the former president said:"When I was president, I sometimes fantasized about if you put women in charge of every government for, like, two years and then just kind of saw, all right, how are things going? I have a strong belief that things would, they wouldn't be perfect, but they'd be better. But they'd be better. I'm confident about that."Barack Obama's remark went viral this week. On Saturday, a journalist asked for Trump's take on Obama's remarks. The POTUS responded:"It's a ridiculous-- I love women. I think they're great, but what a ridiculous statement that is, right? Even you would say that."Earlier this week, prominent conservative political commentators like Matt Walsh and Benny Johnson pushed back against Obama's remarks, citing Lindsay Clancy's case. Other right-wing commentators like Dinesh D'Souza, Jack Posobiec, and Larry Elder questioned why Obama ran against Hillary Clinton in the 2008 presidential primary.During his Monday conversation with Goodwin at Salem State University, Obama also condemned Trump’s decision to bar CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from the White House.“I am not surprised”: Barack Obama reacts to Trump blocking White House access to media outletsLast week Trump announced a ban on three media outlets from covering POTUS at the White House, accusing them of "fake" reporting. Obama was asked to share his take on the issue at the Monday event. The former president remarked that although America has never been in complete agreement on every issue, certain bedrock truths remain, with "free press" being one of those. Obama added:"The idea that the government cannot discriminate against, or pick on, or bully, or exclude somebody because they don't like the criticism that's being leveled at them, that is a foundational issue. And so, I am not surprised that the current president wants to ban newscasts that are critical of him because he's that guy. It amuses me."Obama said he was surprised that no substantial group of Republicans had stood up against Trump's decision. He said:"The fact that you do not have, as far as I can tell, any substantial group of Republicans who are standing up and saying, ‘No, you can't do that, because we don't want, if there's a Democratic president, to be banning Fox News or, you know, whatever other outlets that are going off on Democratic presidents.’... When I was president, we used to push other countries not to do this."Obama also predicted that the ban would not stand in the court of law.After CNN, Politico, and MS NOW were denied access to the White House, they filed a lawsuit in a court. On Thursday, a federal judge ruled against the media ban and ordered the restoration of journalists' access to the White House. However, President Trump continued slamming the outlets on social media.Also read: Benny Johnson cites Lindsay Clancy case after Obama says things would be “better” if “you put women in charge” of governments