Former President Barack Obama, who has been extremely cautious about criticizing his successor, quietly shared a few tweets recently to convey his opinion of some of Trump’s racist comments.
So far, he has weighed in on Trump’s criticism of four congresswomen of color — he has yet to react to Trump’s newest bout of racism, after he called Baltimore “infested” with “rodents.”
First, he retweeted his wife, Michelle, who tweeted an ode to America’s diversity.
What truly makes our country great is its diversity. I’ve seen that beauty in so many ways over the years. Whether we are born here or seek refuge here, there’s a place for us all. We must remember it’s not my America or your America. It’s our America.
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) July 19, 2019
This weekend, he came across a little stronger, sharing comments along with an op-ed penned by members of his administration called “We are African Americans, we are patriots, and we refuse to sit idly by.”
I’ve always been proud of what this team accomplished during my administration. But more than what we did, I’m proud of how they’re continuing to fight for an America that’s better. https://t.co/0cfDltjueP
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 27, 2019
Obama has been disciplined in following the tradition set by former presidents, to avoid bashing the occupant of the Oval Office even if his politics are starkly different. However, some political observers have expressed that the current administration should be an exception, yearning for Obama to speak up amid the dismantling of norms and disintegration of discourse.
Class act followed by crass act.
I hope the Obamas begin an on going and very pointed commentary on trump. I doubt they will though because any comments they make will lead to constant 2020 questioning on who they endorse. Once they go public with that maybe then they will be more vocal against trump.
It’s no wonder that the Obamas are loved and respected here and around the world. Now if we can only get the country back to a president who acts more like a statesman than P.T. Barnum!
Glad that the house is acknowledging their investigations may lead to impeachment (we kind of knew that all along) and hoping that townhalls during the recess will give cover to the purple-district majority makers.
Now,
what’s the count-down until we can vote donald out?
Obama’s are class against an ass.
From the article:
Is this a reference to Bush, fils or to President Obama’s successor, Dumbster Fyre? If the latter, please use that time reversal device to get the entire readership of TPM and our families out of Dumbster Fyre’s dystopia and into President Hillary Clinton’s dystopia.