Trump slams 'inflammatory' Obama on Twitter

US President-elect Donald Trump yesterday accused Barack Obama of making "inflammatory" statements and complicating the impending transfer of power -- the latest salvo in an escalating war of words with the current commander-in-chief.

The unorthodox personal and public criticism of a sitting president comes less than a month before the 70-year-old Trump -- who defeated Obama's preferred successor Hillary Clinton in November's presidential election -- takes office.

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"Doing my best to disregard the many inflammatory President O statements and roadblocks," Trump wrote on Twitter.

"Thought it was going to be a smooth transition - NOT!"

The social media jab is the latest from the 70-year-old real estate mogul aimed at Obama, in what has become a most unconventional transition between the outgoing Democrat and the incoming Republican leader.