President Obama in an interview broadcast Sunday appeared to dodge a question about whether he liked President-elect Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Military leaders asked about using heat ray on protesters outside White House: report Powell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy MORE.

"You know, I've enjoyed the conversations that we've had," Obama said on ABC's "This Week" when asked whether he likes the president-elect.

"He is somebody who, I think, is not lacking in confidence."

Obama said confidence is probably a "prerequisite for the job."

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"Or at least you have to have enough craziness to think that you can do the job," he said.

"I think that he has not spent a lot of time sweating the details of, you know, all the policies."

That approach, Obama said, can be both a strength and a weakness.