Michelle Obama relentlessly attacked Donald Trump in a speech in Michigan on Saturday, accusing the former president of “gross incompetence" and “unethical character” and reminding Americans of Kamala Harris. I appealed for him to be elected president.
“In every way, she has shown that she is ready. The real question is, are we as a country ready for this moment?” the former first lady told the audience in Kalamazoo.
With the race effectively at a stalemate, Mr. Obama said he was heeding his own advice to “do something” in the battleground state of Michigan. In raw and shockingly personal terms, she asked why Harris was being held to a “higher standard” than her opponent. President Obama has criticized President Trump’s own former adviser, arguing that his response to the coronavirus pandemic and his efforts to cling to power after losing the 2020 election should be disqualified. He added that several members of his Cabinet have come forward and warned President Trump not to return to power.
“Forgive me for being a little irritated that some people are choosing to ignore Donald Trump’s gross incompetence while Kamala dazzles us at every turn,” Obama said. he said. “Preach!” cried a woman.
The event in Kalamazoo, which President Obama dubbed “Kamalazoo,” was her first on the campaign trail since her blockbuster speech at the Democratic National Convention in August. President Obama said voters should not choose Harris because she is a woman, but because “Kamala Harris is an adult, and Lord knows we need an adult in the White House.” said.
After Mr. Obama’s speech, Beyoncé’s Freedom rang out, and when Ms. Harris appeared, there was thunderous applause. The two women embraced and walked across the stage together. In her speech, Harris promised to be a president who listens to the American people, unlike her opponent, who she accused of “always looking in the mirror.”
“Imagine the Oval Office three months from now,” she said. “It’s either Donald Trump is out there boiling down his list of enemies, or I’m working for you and checking things off my to-do list.”
Before the event, Harris visited a local clinic in nearby Portage, where she spoke to health care providers and medical students about the impact of abortion regulations. Harris has made protecting what remains of abortion access a major theme in her closing arguments to voters, using it to draw a sharp contrast with President Trump. President Trump claimed credit for his role in overturning Roe v. Wade, but argued he would approve a nationwide ban because: president.
In Kalamazoo, both Harris and Obama argued that Trump has no credibility on the issue. But President Obama went further, covering the entire spectrum of women’s reproductive health, from period pain to pregnancy to menopause. She lamented the lack of research on women’s health and racial disparities in treatment. President Obama directed his comments to “the men who love us” and asked them to consider the harm caused when the government “continues to deprive women of basic care.”
“From the bottom of my heart, I ask everyone to take our lives seriously,” she said, her voice rising with emotion. “If you don’t get this election right, your wives, your daughters, your mothers, and all of us women will become collateral damage to your wrath.”
She argued that abortion bans also affect men. If something happens during pregnancy or childbirth and your doctor is no longer able to provide treatment, it’s up to you to pray that it’s not too late. You’ll be begging. And in the worst-case scenario, there’s a tragic but very real possibility that you’ll end up receiving flowers at a funeral,” she said.
Obama seemed to be talking about the huge gender disparity that has emerged in this campaign, with women empowering Harris and men relying on Trump. He acknowledged the country had a long way to go and change was coming too slowly, but said abstaining or voting for a third party would not move the country forward.
Barack Obama is known as the party’s great orator, but Michelle Obama remains one of the party’s most popular, albeit reluctant ones. President Obama, who once encouraged Democrats to “go high when you go low,” made no attempt Saturday to hide his disdain for the man who led a years-long campaign questioning her husband’s place of birth. Ta.
“In any other profession or field, Mr. Trump’s criminal history and immoral character would be embarrassing, shameful, and disqualifying,” she said.
The Harris campaign cast her along with Barack Obama and other major figures and celebrities, hoping their star power would provide an 11th-hour shockwave to a quiet presidential race.
Harris and Trump were in Michigan on Saturday, following the state’s 15 electors. Michigan is likely the next most important state for Democrats on the path to the White House, after Pennsylvania, where Harris will campaign on Sunday.
Trump won the state in 2016 by defeating three “blue wall” states. But four years later, Michigan delivered Biden’s biggest victory in a battleground state, with Democrats sweeping the state in the 2022 midterm elections following the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
Polls show a dead heat. President Trump is seeking to further exacerbate divisions in the Democratic Party over the Biden administration’s handling of the Israeli wars in Gaza and Lebanon, with large numbers of Muslim and Arab American voters saying they cannot support Harris. Even in the state of Michigan, which is currently in the state of Michigan, the problem is becoming more serious. On Saturday, Trump took to the stage in Novi, Michigan, alongside Bill Bazzi, the first Muslim mayor of Dearborn Heights.
“We have never seen the kind of devastation we are seeing now,” Batsi said. “There was no war when President Trump was president.”
Harris’ campaign has made several outreach efforts to Arab communities, but tensions remain high, with little time to change direction and the risk of escalating tensions following Israel’s pre-dawn attack on Iran. At the event, Harris was interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters. “We have to end that war,” she replied, as the crowd drowned out the demonstration with chants of “Kamala.”
Democrats are focused on boosting turnout in Detroit, aggressively courting women, independents and anti-Trump Republicans in the suburbs, while President Trump (again) at an event in Novi on Saturday I insulted you. Her campaign recently secured the endorsement of Fred Upton, the state’s longtime Republican lawmaker who is retiring in 2022. Upton told the Detroit Free Press that although she had never supported a Democratic presidential candidate, she cast an absentee ballot for Harris this year. It’s just completely disorganized. We don’t need this mess. ”
Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, speaking before Harris, likened the presidential race to a high-stakes interview. Extending this analogy, he suggested checking out Trump’s references. The senator cited President Trump’s former chief of staff, John Kelly, recently saying on the record that his former boss fits the definition of a fascist.
“Would you hire him?” Peters asked. “No!” the crowd roared.
