Washington (CNN) Donald Trump dismissed Tuesday President Barack Obama's mocking of the the GOP presidential candidates' criticism of the CNBC moderators in the last debate.

Trump, whose campaign decided to continue dealing directly with the TV networks rather than forming a united front with other presidential campaigns, said he "doesn't care too much" about the debate format, instead knocking Obama's handling of the country.

"They've been hitting me one way or the other. I just want to have the debates. I like the debates. They can ask tough questions. ... I just want to answer the questions and be done with it, frankly," Trump said on ABC's "Good Morning America."

Of Obama's criticism, Trump added, "He can't handle the country. He's doing a terrible job running the country."

Obama ripped into the GOP's field of 2016 hopefuls on Monday night, noting that while they've knocked him for being "weak" on the international stage, "it turns out they can't handle a bunch of CNBC moderators."

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