In a statement released Wednesday, Barack and Michelle Obama blamed Donald Trump's historic victory on the pandemic and the economy.
Although the pandemic began early in President Trump's final year in office, the Biden Department of Health and Human Services announced that the state of emergency would end on May 11, 2023, long after most Americans have returned to normal life. declared.
“America has been through a lot in recent years, from a historic pandemic and pandemic-induced price increases to rapid change and a feeling that many people are best off treading water, no matter how hard they work. “They can do it,'' the Obamas said. “These conditions are creating headwinds for democratic incumbents around the world, and last night showed that the United States is not immune.
“The good news is that these problems are solvable, but only if we listen to each other and abide by the core constitutional principles and democratic norms that have made this country great.” ”
The economic fallout from the pandemic was severe, but the Biden-Harris administration was unable to return the country to President Trump's pre-pandemic health.
President Barack Obama has consistently failed to acknowledge his economic successes and failures. The former president trusted He praised Trump's economic success and urged voters not to take credit for “the economy he inherited.”
The Obamas held off on making a statement until after Kamala Harris gave her concession speech late Wednesday afternoon, long after Trump's victory became clear.
Bradley Jay is Breitbart News' Capitol Hill correspondent. Follow him on X/Twitter. @BradleyAJay.
