Barack Obama mocked Donald Trump at the Democratic Party convention
22 august 2024 в 01:02
Former President Barack Obama delivered a series of blows to Donald Trump in his speech at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, August 20. One notable moment included mocking Trump’s «strange obsession with crowd sizes» while making a provocative hand gesture.
Closing out the evening of speeches, including a spirited speech by his wife Michelle Obama, the 44th president told the crowd in Chicago that he feels «charged up and ready to go».
In his enthusiastic support for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, Obama explained why his successor should be denied a return to the White House.
«Here's a 78-year-old billionaire who has been complaining about his problems ever since he rode down his golden escalator nine years ago», - said the 63-year-old Obama. «It's been a constant stream of complaints and grievances, which has only gotten worse now that he’s afraid of losing to Harris».
«There are childish nicknames, crazy conspiracy theories, this strange obsession with crowd sizes», - he added, gesturing with his hands different sizes, and then smiling at them. «It just goes on and on».
This insinuation elicited applause, claps, and laughter from the crowd of loyal party members gathered at the United Center. It also quickly went viral on social media, with many praising Obama for his «perfect comedic delivery».
One user on X wrote: «The strange hand gesture to crowd sizes will absolutely go down in history! 😂 Thank you, Obama, for just being yourself and hitting the mark at the right time 🩵».
Another user on X added: «The best physical joke in modern political history».
While many noted this moment, acknowledging that Obama is perhaps the only politician who could make such a joke without it being considered completely rude, his supporters criticized him as expected by Trump’s supporters.
Conservative commentator Todd Starns on X said: «Barack Hussein Obama commenting on the size of President Trump’s body parts», - adding hashtags to the words strange and creepy.
After the bold joke, Obama continued to comment on Trump’s antics, saying that he «just goes on and on, like that annoying neighbor who keeps running his leaf blower outside your window every minute of every day».
«We don’t need four more years of more empty rhetoric, nonsense, and chaos. We’ve already seen this movie, and we all know that the sequel is usually worse», - he said
Closing out the evening of speeches, including a spirited speech by his wife Michelle Obama, the 44th president told the crowd in Chicago that he feels «charged up and ready to go».
In his enthusiastic support for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, Obama explained why his successor should be denied a return to the White House.
«Here's a 78-year-old billionaire who has been complaining about his problems ever since he rode down his golden escalator nine years ago», - said the 63-year-old Obama. «It's been a constant stream of complaints and grievances, which has only gotten worse now that he’s afraid of losing to Harris».
«There are childish nicknames, crazy conspiracy theories, this strange obsession with crowd sizes», - he added, gesturing with his hands different sizes, and then smiling at them. «It just goes on and on».
This insinuation elicited applause, claps, and laughter from the crowd of loyal party members gathered at the United Center. It also quickly went viral on social media, with many praising Obama for his «perfect comedic delivery».
One user on X wrote: «The strange hand gesture to crowd sizes will absolutely go down in history! 😂 Thank you, Obama, for just being yourself and hitting the mark at the right time 🩵».
Another user on X added: «The best physical joke in modern political history».
While many noted this moment, acknowledging that Obama is perhaps the only politician who could make such a joke without it being considered completely rude, his supporters criticized him as expected by Trump’s supporters.
Conservative commentator Todd Starns on X said: «Barack Hussein Obama commenting on the size of President Trump’s body parts», - adding hashtags to the words strange and creepy.
After the bold joke, Obama continued to comment on Trump’s antics, saying that he «just goes on and on, like that annoying neighbor who keeps running his leaf blower outside your window every minute of every day».
«We don’t need four more years of more empty rhetoric, nonsense, and chaos. We’ve already seen this movie, and we all know that the sequel is usually worse», - he said
© Artemenko Olga
