The former first lady of the United States Michelle Obama on Monday addressed harsh words to President Donald Trump, about whom he pointed out that He “just” can’t be the person Americans need.
“Let me be as honest and clear as I can. Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country. You’ve had plenty of time to prove you could do the job, but it’s clearly hard to understand. It is not up to the moment. She just can’t be who we need her to be. It is what it is“said Obama in a powerful call to defeat the US president.
The former first lady’s speech was the star speech of the first night of the Democratic National Convention, which began this Monday and will last until Thursday, and which takes place virtually through the pandemic.
This is Michelle Obama. “Let me be as clear as I can: Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country.” He says he’s not up to the task. “He just can’t be who we need him to be. It is what it is” pic.twitter.com/AUTuzMMdSD
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Obama highlighted the divisions in which the United States is mired: “Now, I understand that my message will not be heard by some people. We live in a nation that is deeply divided, and I am a black woman speaking at the Democratic Convention.“.
Still, he warned viewers that if they had to take something from his speech to stick with it that the situation could get worse.
“If you think things cannot get worse, trust me, they can; and they will if we don’t make a change in these elections“Obama added, while asked the vote for the Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden.
“I know Joe,” she continued. “He is a deeply decent man, guided by faith. He was a wonderful vice president. He knows what it means to rescue an economy, and lead our country, and listen, he will tell the truth and trust science.” .
Obama recalled that as first lady he had the opportunity to see first-hand “the immense weight and impressive power of the Presidency.”
“And let me say this again: work is difficult. It requires lucid judgment, a mastery of complex and competitive issues, a devotion to facts and history, a moral compass, and an ability to listen and an abiding belief that each of the 330 million lives in this country has a meaning and value, “he said.
“Being president doesn’t change who you are. It reveals who you are.”
Obama recalled that the words of a president can move markets, start wars and achieve peace. “They can call on our best angels or awaken our worst instincts. You just can’t fake your way in this job.”
“Being president doesn’t change who you are, ‘he stressed. Reveal who you are, well, a presidential election can reveal who we are, too“.
As Michelle said, we’ve got to do everything we can to elect @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris. So make sure you have a plan to vote. Vote early. And tell everybody you know to register to vote at https://t.co/XdZz4dh82T. https://t.co/rAUsWHusbV
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 18, 2020
He assured that four years ago “many people chose to believe that their votes did not matter: They may have had enough, they may think that the result would not be so tight. The obstacles may also felt too steep, in the end those elections sent to the Oval Office to whom he lost the national popular vote by about 3 million “.
“Four years later,” he continued, “the state of this nation is very different. More than 150,000 people have died, and our economy is in shambles due to a virus that this president has despised for too long.”
Obama also pointed to cases of police violence against African Americans, such as George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, and he regretted that the mere fact of affirming that black lives matter is the object of “ridicule” in the most important office in the nation.
“Because whenever we look to this White House for leadership or comfort, or something like stability, what we get in return is chaos, division and a total lack of empathy“, settled.
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