On Tuesday, during the second day of the convention Democratic Party in Chicago, on stage appeared, among others, Barack Obama. In addition to paying tribute to Joe Biden for being a president who “defended democracy” and expressing his support for the candidacy Wrong Harris for president United Statesthe former US leader also tried sarcasm towards Donald Trump.
US Presidential Election 2024. Obama Jokes at Trump: He Has a Weird Obsession
During his speech Barack Obama emphasized that the voters gathered at the convention, whose votes will decide the outcome of the fight for the White House, are asking a very simple question – who will fight for me, who thinks about my future and the future of my children, as well as the nation? – This question certainly doesn't keep you awake at night. Donald Trump – Obama added.
– He's a 78-year-old billionaire who hasn't stopped complaining about his problems since he came down the golden escalator nine years ago. It's a series of snide remarks and complaints that have only gotten worse since he fears losing to Kamala. Childish nicknames and crazy conspiracy theories are rife – he emphasized.
The former US president also stated that the Republican has “a strange obsession with crowd size.” Obama made a hand gesture that Donald Trump often makes when he said that. The Democrat also joked that he recently heard someone compare Trump to “your neighbor who keeps a leaf blower running outside your window every minute of every day.”
US Presidential Election 2024. Michelle Obama Criticizes Trump. “Same Scam”
A short speech was also given by Michelle Obamawho explicitly warned that Donald Trump would try to distort the truth Harris brings, just as he did “everything in his power to make people afraid” when she and Barack served in the White House from 2009 to 2017.
– His limited and narrow view of the world made him he felt threatened by the existence of two hard-working, highly educated, successful peoplewho were also black – she emphasized, and her words were met with applause.
The former US first lady also referred to the verbal attacks on Kamala Harris by Republicans, party members and critics, which intensified after the former California attorney general entered the race for the White House, when Joe Biden dropped out of re-election. Trump also recently slammed his rival for her ethnicity, saying it “was always Indian, and then Harris suddenly became black.”
– It's the same old scam. He perpetuates ugly, misogynistic, racist lies as a substitute for real ideas and solutions that will actually improve people's lives, Michelle Obama said.