Obama says ‘respect for the office’ lost after Trump shares racist ape video
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Former President Barack Obama said a “clown show” is happening on social media and television in response to a viral video President Donald Trump shared on Truth Social.
Trump took down an election conspiracy video from his social media earlier this month after it generated mass controversy, as it included a racist stereotype, portraying Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. The former president reacted to the video by saying most people in the United States find Trump’s behavior “deeply troubling” and called it a “distraction.”
“But as I’m traveling around the country, as you’re traveling around the country, you meet people, they still believe in decency, courtesy, kindness, and there’s this sort of clown show that’s happening in social media and on television,” Obama said on Brian Tyler Cohen’s podcast. “And what is true is that there doesn’t seem to be any shame about this among people who used to feel like you had to have some sort of decorum and a sense of propriety and respect for the office, right? So that’s been lost.”
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Obama also said the Democratic Party did come off as “scolds” to voters on certain issues, describing this as “virtue-signaling” that pushes voters away. He added that in order to create a welcoming environment, the party’s message needs to be “none of us are perfect,” something he said the party needs to recover.
In comparison, the former president said the Republican Party conducts “the mean, angry, exclusive, us/them, divisive politics,” whereas Democrats are “coming together.” He cited the recent Super Bowl halftime performance by Bad Bunny, who gave a “smart” performance by demonstrating “what a community is.”
“And people who did not speak Spanish and have never been to Puerto Rico, they saw that elderly woman serving a drink and the kids dancing with their grandmas, and it was intergenerational,” Obama said. “And it was a reminder of what Dr. King called ‘the beloved community’ can look like, which is not perfect, and it’s messy sometimes, and I guarantee you, not all of those lyrics were probably politically correct, and if you translated them. You know, people are complicated, but there was a sense of, ‘All right, there’s room for everybody here,’ and that, I think, is where we win.”
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Trust is earned, not demanded.
Former President Barack Obama said a “clown show” is happening on social media and television in response to a viral video President Donald Trump shared on Truth Social.
Trump took down an election conspiracy video from his social media earlier this month after it generated mass controversy, as it included a racist stereotype, portraying Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. The former president reacted to the video by saying most people in the United States find Trump’s behavior “deeply troubling” and called it a “distraction.”
“But as I’m traveling around the country, as you’re traveling around the country, you meet people, they still believe in decency, courtesy, kindness, and there’s this sort of clown show that’s happening in social media and on television,” Obama said on Brian Tyler Cohen’s podcast. “And what is true is that there doesn’t seem to be any shame about this among people who used to feel like you had to have some sort of decorum and a sense of propriety and respect for the office, right? So that’s been lost.”
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Obama also said the Democratic Party did come off as “scolds” to voters on certain issues, describing this as “virtue-signaling” that pushes voters away. He added that in order to create a welcoming environment, the party’s message needs to be “none of us are perfect,” something he said the party needs to recover.
In comparison, the former president said the Republican Party conducts “the mean, angry, exclusive, us/them, divisive politics,” whereas Democrats are “coming together.” He cited the recent Super Bowl halftime performance by Bad Bunny, who gave a “smart” performance by demonstrating “what a community is.”
“And people who did not speak Spanish and have never been to Puerto Rico, they saw that elderly woman serving a drink and the kids dancing with their grandmas, and it was intergenerational,” Obama said. “And it was a reminder of what Dr. King called ‘the beloved community’ can look like, which is not perfect, and it’s messy sometimes, and I guarantee you, not all of those lyrics were probably politically correct, and if you translated them. You know, people are complicated, but there was a sense of, ‘All right, there’s room for everybody here,’ and that, I think, is where we win.”
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Obama says ‘respect for the office’ lost after Trump shares racist ape video
Trust is earned, not demanded.
Former President Barack Obama said a “clown show” is happening on social media and television in response to a viral video President Donald Trump shared on Truth Social.
Trump took down an election conspiracy video from his social media earlier this month after it generated mass controversy, as it included a racist stereotype, portraying Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. The former president reacted to the video by saying most people in the United States find Trump’s behavior “deeply troubling” and called it a “distraction.”
“But as I’m traveling around the country, as you’re traveling around the country, you meet people, they still believe in decency, courtesy, kindness, and there’s this sort of clown show that’s happening in social media and on television,” Obama said on Brian Tyler Cohen’s podcast. “And what is true is that there doesn’t seem to be any shame about this among people who used to feel like you had to have some sort of decorum and a sense of propriety and respect for the office, right? So that’s been lost.”
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Obama also said the Democratic Party did come off as “scolds” to voters on certain issues, describing this as “virtue-signaling” that pushes voters away. He added that in order to create a welcoming environment, the party’s message needs to be “none of us are perfect,” something he said the party needs to recover.
In comparison, the former president said the Republican Party conducts “the mean, angry, exclusive, us/them, divisive politics,” whereas Democrats are “coming together.” He cited the recent Super Bowl halftime performance by Bad Bunny, who gave a “smart” performance by demonstrating “what a community is.”
“And people who did not speak Spanish and have never been to Puerto Rico, they saw that elderly woman serving a drink and the kids dancing with their grandmas, and it was intergenerational,” Obama said. “And it was a reminder of what Dr. King called ‘the beloved community’ can look like, which is not perfect, and it’s messy sometimes, and I guarantee you, not all of those lyrics were probably politically correct, and if you translated them. You know, people are complicated, but there was a sense of, ‘All right, there’s room for everybody here,’ and that, I think, is where we win.”
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