Michelle Obama Says Donald Trump Winning Presidency Was ‘A Slap In The Face’ Because ‘A Lot Of Our Folks Didn’t Vote’

May 5, 2020 by Demi Lobo in Politics with 0 Comments

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Michelle Obama Says Donald Trump Winning Presidency Was ‘A Slap In The Face’ Because ‘A Lot Of Our Folks Didn’t Vote’

The Michelle Obama documentary “Becoming,” lands on Netflix tomorrow, Wednesday May 6, and new clips show that Michelle Obama was frustrated after Donald Trump was voted President in 2016.

The 90-minute film is the follow up to her 34-city book tour launched in her hometown, Chicago, with Oprah Winfrey.

As for what to expect from the documentary, fans will get to see what happened behind the scenes of her tour, Michelle Obama’s early life. The film also features her husband and former President Barack Obama, her daughters, Sasha and Malia Obama, her mother, her brother, Craig Robinson, and White House roommate, Marian Shields Robinson.

In the documentary, fans will also get a behind-the-scenes look intothe biggest moments of her life.

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One of those is when it was announced that Donald Trump would be the next president, following Barack Obama’s eight-year stint. She said in the docu,

“It takes some energy to go high, and we were exhausted from it. Because when you are the first black anything…So the day I left the White House and I write about how painful it was to sit on that [inauguration] stage. A lot of our folks didn’t vote. It was almost like a slap in the face.”

“I understand the people who voted for Trump. The people who didn’t vote at all, the young people, the women, that’s when you think, man, people think this is a game. It wasn’t just in this election. Every midterm. Every time Barack didn’t get the Congress he needed, that was because our folks didn’t show up. After all that work, they just couldn’t be bothered to vote at all. That’s my trauma.”

Also in the film, Michelle Obama discusses the importance of being a Black FLOTUS.

“I am the former first lady of the United States and also the descendant of slaves. It’s important to keep that truth right there. My grandfather’s grandmother was in bondage. People have been taught to believe in the ultimate inferiority of people because of the color of their skin. You hope people were more ready for us than maybe they were.”

Interestingly enough, she said she and Barack Obama plan on stepping out of the spotlight sooner than later.

“Barack and I are not interested in being at the forefront forever. Not even for that much longer. We got this platform. If you believe in God, God gave us this platform for a reason so let’s not waste it.”

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