Michelle Obama Says Trump’s 2016 Election Win ‘Still Hurts’
The former first lady said the result made her question if her own husband’s presidency had mattered.
BBC
Michelle Obama says Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory “still hurts” and made her question how significant her husband’s time in the White House had really been. Speaking to the BBC Tuesday ahead of the release of her new book, The Light We Carry, the former first lady spoke about the feelings of despair she felt after Trump’s win, which left her wondering if Barack Obama’s administration had mattered. “When I’m in my darkest moment, right, my most irrational place, I could say: ‘Well maybe not, maybe we weren’t good enough.’” Obama said she was ultimately consoled by the thought that “today there’s a whole world of young people who are thinking differently about themselves because of the work that we’ve done.” Her comments came ahead of Trump’s expected 2024 presidential race announcement.
'It still hurts'
— BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) November 15, 2022
Former First Lady Michelle Obama has spoken to #BBCBreakfast about Donald Trump winning the 2016 Presidential election, as he considers another run at the White House in 2024https://t.co/Ite3xDmtlj pic.twitter.com/3sdpa9J7kH
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