Former first lady Michelle Obama said in a recent interview that anxiety about the 2024 presidential election keeps her up at night.
“I'm nervous about what's going to happen,” President Obama said in an interview Monday about the 2024 campaign. episode Part of Jay Shetty's podcast 'On Purpose'.
“Because our leaders matter. Who we elect, who speaks for us, who holds the bully pulpit, sometimes in ways that people take for granted. It affects us,” she said when asked to list some of the fears that keep her up.
“The fact that people are thinking, 'Government, is it really not doing anything?' And I was like, 'Oh my God, is government going to do anything for us?'” Obama continued. “And we cannot take this democracy for granted. And sometimes I worry that we do.”
“Those are the things that keep me going,” she said.
The former first lady cited other concerns, including wars in “too many places,” artificial intelligence, education, people's “obsession” with cell phones and voter engagement.
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“What still makes you angry?” Shetty asked.
President Obama responded, “Injustice, ego, greed.” “Racism, ignorance, it's offensive. And I've always been that kid. I don't like injustice. I don't like bullies. But how do you send a message? I have to think about whether to tell you.”
Obama's interview was canceled amid reports that her husband, former President Barack Obama, was concerned about former President Donald Trump's possible return to the White House.
barack obama is more and more asked a question President Joe Biden is looking ahead to the November election and “feels like there's a very good chance the Democrats will lose,” according to one source. anonymous insider quoted by wall street journal During December.
Trump is expected to enter the general election after easily securing the Republican primary nomination. poll numbers suggest.
In Shetty's interview, Michelle Obama appeared to criticize the top Republican candidate without directly naming him.
“The tone and tenor of your message is important. You can't just say the first thing that comes to mind,” she told the British-Indian life coach.
“That's not true to me. It's childish and we're witnessing childish leadership — I don't know what that looks like and what it feels like. It's despicable, vulgar, and cynical to be in that position,” Obama continued. “It doesn't drain well. It just makes it worse.”
