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Michelle Obama Unloads And Crushes Donald Trump In A Critical Swing State

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Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 09:12 pm

While campaigning for Hillary Clinton in Virginia, First Lady Michelle Obama reduced Trump to a pile of orange rubble, by unloading on the character of the Republican nominee.

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The First Lady said:

See, at the end of the day, as I’ve said before, the presidency doesn’t change who you are. It reveals who you are. And the same thing is true of a presidential campaign. So if a candidate is erratic and threatening, if a candidate traffics in prejudice, fears, and lies on the trail. If a candidate has no clear plans to implement their goals. If they disrespect their fellow citizens, including folks, who made extraordinary sacrifices for our country. Let me tell you that is who they are. That is the kind of president they will be. Trust me. A candidate is not going to suddenly change once they get into office. Just the opposite, in fact, because the minute that individual takes the oath they are under the hottest harshest light there is, and there is no way to hide who they really are.

First Lady Obama’s words carry extra weight in light of Donald Trump’s growing birther spectacle. Trump’s attempt to whitewash history and blame his years of birtherism on Hillary Clinton provides insight into the kind of president that he will be.

By Trump’s own admission, he lied to his supporters for five years when he claimed that President Obama was not born in the United States. A man who is a pathological liar on the campaign trail is not going to begin to tell the truth if he wins the White House.

Trump’s birtherism is an enduring symbol of his platform of bigotry and division, but as the First Lady pointed out, Trump’s willingness to lie when it suits him showcases the character of a man who can not be trusted with the most powerful job on the planet.

Michelle Obama destroyed Donald Trump without ever mentioning his name, and in the process reminded voters of the stakes in this election.

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