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Donald Trump Wasted No Time Complaining About the Obama’s Speeches.

Obviously, he vented to the crowd at his rally.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readAug 22, 2024
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It was obvious to anyone who watched or even just happened to see a clip or two circulating online or on the news that the Obamas gave excellent speeches at the Democratic convention. Michelle Obama in particular is one of the most gifted speakers I have ever listened to, and it was impossible not to be thoroughly impressed with their ability to capture the attention of the audience and feel their message.

Well of course, among those feeling the message was none other than former President and Republican candidate Donald Trump. Trump, who wasted absolutely no time in complaining about it the next day to the crowd at one of his rallies.

Irie Sentner with Politico writes:

“Former President Donald Trump responded Wednesday to the Obamas’ heated criticism of him at the Democratic National Convention, casting their “personal” attacks as reason to justify his own behavior.

“Did you see Barack Hussein Obama last night taking little shots? He was taking shots at your president and so was Michelle,” Trump said at a campaign rally in Asheboro, North Carolina. “You know, they always say, ‘Sir, please stick to policy, don’t get personal,’ but they’re getting…

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Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren Elizabeth

Written by Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx

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