Michelle Obama takes hatchet to Trump record, character in convention speech

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Former first lady Michelle Obama on Monday launched a direct attack on President Trump‘s character and record in the White House during a virtual address to the Democratic National Convention that opened and closed with a forceful call to vote.

“Let me be as honest and clear as I possibly can. Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country,” Obama said, wearing a gold necklace with the word “vote” spelled out. “He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job, but he is clearly in over his head. He cannot meet this moment. He simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. It is what it is.”

Obama’s speech, capping off the first night of the virtual Democratic National Convention, was a remarkable rebuke from a former first lady of a sitting U.S. president. Continue reading.