Michelle Obama attacked Donald Trump, without ever mentioning the former US president by name, during a speech to a rapturous audience at the Democratic National Convention. “Who is going to tell him [Trump] that the job that he is seeking might be one of those Black jobs,” she told the crowd who met her comments with cheers and applause. She also made mention of what she called his “privilege” to “failing forward.
” “We will never benefit from the affirmative action of gender, race or wealth,” she said. “We don’t have the luxury of whining or cheating others to get ahead.” The former first lady talked about the “contagious power of hope” as she began her speech.
“Something magical is in the air...
I’m talking about the contagious power of hope,” she said. “America, hope is making a comeback.” Ms Obama also sought to capture a flavor of the energy from her 2016 convention address when she encouraged Democrats to take the high road against Donald Trump: “When they go low, we go high.
” She warned Tuesday that Trump’s policies and rhetoric “only makes us small. And let me tell you — going small is never the answer.” She added: “Going small is petty — it’s unhealthy — and quite frankly, it’s unpresidential.
” She called Harris and running mate Tim Walz “good, big-hearted people.” In closing, she sought to warn Democrats not to become “their own worst enemies,” nitpicking qualities about Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. .