Michelle Obama blasts Trump at DNC, references Trump's 'Black jobs' comment
Former First Lady Michelle Obama dug into former President Donald Trump during her speech on the second day of the 2024 Democratic National Convention.
She called out his racist attacks against both former President Barack Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris. Throughout Barack Obama's presidency, Trump repeatedly and publicly doubted Obama’s US citizenship and, recently, questioned Harris’ racial identity
“For years, Donald Trump did everything in his power to try to make people fear us,” Obama said. “See, his limited, narrow view of the world made him feel threatened by the existence of two hard-working, highly educated, successful people who happen to be Black.”
“I want to know — I want to know — who’s going to tell him, who’s going to tell him, that the job he is currently seeking might just be one of those Black jobs?” she added, referring to Trump’s recent statements that immigrants are taking “Black jobs.” .
“It’s his same old con. His same old con. Doubling down on ugly, misogynistic, racist lies as a substitute for real ideas and solutions that will actually make people’s lives better,” she said.
Obama also referred to policies promoted by the former president, like limiting abortion and banning books, calling them “small.”
“Going small is the opposite of what we teach our kids. Going small is petty. It’s unhealthy. And quite frankly, it’s unpresidential,” she said. “So, why would any of us accept this from anyone seeking our highest office?”
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Obama, Pritzker, other DNC speakers blast Trump too
Obama’s speech was just one of many that blasted the former president Tuesday. Her husband ridiculed Trump for his “childish nicknames,” “crazy conspiracy theories,” and “weird obsession with crowd sizes.”
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a billionaire, said that Trump is only rich in “stupidity.” And Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth criticized what she called “Trump’s anti-woman crusade.”
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Who is speaking at the DNC Wednesday?
The four-day long convention continues today, with featured speakers including former President Bill Clinton, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will close out the evening in accepting the Democratic vice presidential nomination.
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Michelle Obama's DNC speech blasts Trump: What did she say?