Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have often been seen as the complete opposite of Donald and Melania Trump. Now, the former first lady has broken her silence on MAGA supporters, sharing a blunt verdict on the future.
Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Barack Obama have done their eight years at the White House. Despite leaving many years ago, they have remained in the news, all thanks to Donald Trump.
And just a few months ago, they were once again in the spotlight after President Trump shared an offensive video that included a clip depicting Obama and his wife, Michelle, as apes. It drew widespread criticism from both sides of the political aisle.
In early May, Barack Obama, or “Barack Hussein Obama” Trump stubbornly continues to call him, finally spoke out about the horrific ape video.
Donald Trump’s attack on Barack Obama
Speaking with the New Yorker, the former president claimed he didn’t necessarily view it as a personal attack. However, he felt differently about his family.
“I don’t take it personally. I mean, I’m always offended when my wife and kids get dragged into things, because they didn’t choose this… That’s a line that even people whose politics I deeply reject, I would expect them to care about. I would never talk about somebody’s family in that way,” Barack Obama said.
He continued by expressing concerns about Trump sharing videos generated by AI. Further, he said the Trump administration has treated war “like a video game” and shows “excrement dumped on ordinary citizens.”
“I mean, I’m a fair target in the sense of, yeah, you can feel free to pick on me, because I’m your own size,” Obama added.
Through the many controversies surrounding Trump and his MAGA supporters, Michelle Obama has stayed quiet. However, now, while appearing on the Talk Easy With Sam Fragoso podcast, she broke the silence.
Former First Lady Michelle Obama shares blunt verdict on MAGA supporters
The former first lady claimed that the Make America Great Again movement doesn’t have to generalize the entire MAGA fan base.
Meanwhile, Michelle stated she was “deeply, deeply disappointed” by the 2024 election results, but argued that the outcome “had as much to do with people’s pain and confusion about where they are in their lives.”
“Many of the people who voted for my husband twice,” Michelle Obama continued. “And I know that that’s how they feel. It’s like, this isn’t about anything other than just, we need something different.”
She added that people should be cautious when making blanket statements.
“You can’t just pigeonhole them and say ‘you just don’t care’ and ‘you’re racist’ or whatever you’re thinking,” she explained. “This is an act of ‘I don’t know what else to do’.”
As financial questions can have a huge influence on how one will vote and where one places on the political spectrum, Michelle Obama stated that when people “don’t have a chance,” it “makes you angry and it makes you susceptible to find someone to blame.”
“They’re good people”
The former first lady added that it’s crucial that future political leaders prioritize the middle and working classes.
“It’s not me anymore, but I know those folks, and they’re good people, and they don’t have a way out, and that makes for bad choices,” Michelle Obama said on the Talk Easy With Sam Fragoso podcast.
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