'Who's gonna tell him?' Michelle Obama eviscerates Trump's 'Black jobs' remark in DNC speech for Harris

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Source: UK Independent

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Michelle Obama’s return to Chicago revived the message of “hope” that defined her husband Barack Obama’s historic presidential campaign as she took aim at the political wrecking ball who has worked to make the country “fear” them.

The former first lady — who remains a massively influential voice in the Democratic Party but a reluctant campaigner — delivered a forceful rebuke of Donald Trump’s agenda at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night.

She appeared on stage to roars from the crowd to deliver the penultimate speech at the United Center ahead of her former president husband. In one especially powerful moment, Obama eviscerated Trump’s now-infamous comments about so-called “Black jobs” – warning him that the role of commander-in-chief is very well one such job.

“Who’s going to tell him that the job he’s currently seeking might just be one of those Black jobs?” she said, to laughter in the room. “It’s his same old con — doubling down on ugly, misogynistic, racist lives as a substitute for real ideas and solutions that will actually make people’s lives better.”

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1. She was magnificent

So glad she touched on failing up

[C0RI0LANUS]

2. Man. don't we just miss her?

[johnnyfins]

3. Yes! Her and her husband.

They were both wonderful. So glad Kamala and Tim have them in their corner.

[TommieMommy]

4. She was amazing ❤️

[FakeNoose]

5. I loved Michelle's speech and she has a great style

What a classy and wonderful former First Lady.
I could say the same for Hillary Clinton too.

[sheshe2]

6. Magnificent speech.

💙🇺🇸

[twodogsbarking]

7. There were a lot of smart people speaking. We need smart people not, well, you know.

[Kashkakat v.2.0]

9. MUST BE viewed in entirety - one of those speeches where the whole thing is brilliant

Not a word wasted - for me the most powerful part was her contrast between the other side's privileged endless whining and the rest of us for whom when things go wrong for us we arent allowed that luxury, we have to just get to work fixing them. Well she said it lightyears better than that and with such searing detail and conviction. I dont know if she was speaking to/about specifically people of color ( that passage moved a black PBS commentator to tears when they were discussing later) but it certainly was a universal enough truth that spoke to all of us whove been put in a "less than" position and had to struggle to get where we are.