{"id":6580,"date":"2020-11-18T03:50:49","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T03:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&p=180773"},"modified":"2020-11-18T13:21:45","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T13:21:45","slug":"michelle-obama-on-donald-trump-presidency","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/michelle-obama-on-donald-trump-presidency\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Obama Has Words For Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When President Donald Trump won the US election in 2016, the whole world was in shock. But imagine being the ones to have to personally hand the reins – and eight years of immense hard work – over to him, knowing full well that he’ll endeavor to undo the progress you’ve made and battles you’ve won.<\/p>\n

Despite Democratic nominee, and former Vice President, Joe Biden, being officially declared the President-elect on November 7, Trump has refused to concede. Instead, the President is continuing to spread false information and lies about the validity of the election, a stance that is deeply dividing the nation and threatening democracy – when almost half of the country is being fed, and potentially believing, lies about a rigged system, it’s hard to say how far-reaching the impact will be.<\/p>\n

Now, after four years of keeping silent, former First Lady Michelle Obama has finally had enough.<\/p>\n

“This week, I’ve been reflecting a lot on where I was four years ago. [Hillary] Clinton had just been dealt a tough loss by a far closer margin than the one we’ve seen this year,” Obama wrote on Instagram. “I was hurt and disappointed\u2014but the votes had been counted and Donald Trump had won. The American people had spoken. And one of the great responsibilities of the presidency is to listen when they do,” she continued, no doubt in reference to Trump’s current stance.<\/p>\n

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