Michelle Obama, known to some as “Big Mike,” criticized “racist” President Donald Trump for not facilitating a “smooth transition” to a Joe Biden presidency – despite many states still being litigated by the Trump campaign.
The former First Lady lambasted the 45th president in an Instagram post Monday, writing it pained her to pass the torch to Trump, but ultimately she gave in because she “knew in [her] heart it was the right thing to do.”
“This week, I’ve been reflecting a lot on where I was four years ago. Hillary Clinton had just been dealt a tough loss by a far closer margin than the one we’ve seen this year,” Obama wrote, ignoring the legal challenges alleging voter fraud from the Trump campaign in several states.
“I was hurt and disappointed—but the votes had been counted and Donald Trump had won,” she wrote. “The American people had spoken. And one of the great responsibilities of the presidency is to listen when they do.”
Obama went on to remark that because she and Barack were eagerly welcomed to the White House by the Bush administration, Trump should do the same.
“So my husband and I instructed our staffs to do what George and Laura Bush had done for us: run a respectful, seamless transition of power—one of the hallmarks of American democracy. We invited the folks from the president-elect’s team into our offices and prepared detailed memos for them, offering what we’d learned over the past eight years.”
Obama goes on to call President Trump a horrible, immature racist.
“I have to be honest and say that none of this was easy for me. Donald Trump had spread racist lies about my husband that had put my family in danger. That wasn’t something I was ready to forgive. But I knew that, for the sake of our country, I had to find the strength and maturity to put my anger aside. So I welcomed Melania Trump into the White House and talked with her about my experience, answering every question she had—from the heightened scrutiny that comes with being First Lady to what it’s like to raise kids in the White House.”
The wife of the 44th president went on to claim Trump was merely resisting the results of the election, and labeled his claims of voter fraud – of which several hundred legal affidavits have been obtained – “groundless conspiracy theories.”
“I knew in my heart it was the right thing to do—because our democracy is so much bigger than anybody’s ego. Our love of country requires us to respect the results of an election even when we don’t like them or wish it had gone differently—the presidency doesn’t belong to any one individual or any one party. To pretend that it does, to play along with these groundless conspiracy theories—whether for personal or political gain—is to put our country’s health and security in danger. This isn’t a game. So I want to urge all Americans, especially our nation’s leaders, regardless of party, to honor the electoral process and do your part to encourage a smooth transition of power, just as sitting presidents have done throughout our history.“
Obama’s motive is transparent: Trump needs to concede – before his legal team has a chance to present a strong case of voter fraud in the several states where the results are still being contested, and to avoid the media’s loss of credibility if, or when their hastily-announced election results are overturned.
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