Michelle Obama Unleashes Ultimate Trump Clapback During DNC Speech, Using His Own Words Against Him
The former First Lady suggested that the presidency may be a 'Black job,' a comment that was received with uproarious applause.
Michelle Obama (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
Of the two major candidates in this race, only Kamala Harris truly understands the unseen labor and unwavering commitment that has always made America great.
Now, unfortunately, we know what comes next. We know folks are going to do everything they can to distort her truth. My husband and I sadly know a little something about this. For years, Donald Trump did everything in his power to try to make people fear us. 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 — who’s going to tell him, that the job he is currently seeking might just be one of those ‘Black jobs’?
— Michelle Obama, former First Lady of the United States, in comments made during her speech last night at the Democratic National Convention, where she turned one of Donald Trump’s controversial campaign lines concerning “Black jobs” against him. Obama praised Kamala Harris throughout her speech, referring to the Democratic presidential nominee as “one of the most qualified people ever to seek the office of the presidency.”
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