Donald Trump launches explosive tirade in response to Michelle Obama

Donald Trump has attacked former first lady Michelle Obama after she labeled him a racist and a liar in an explosive plea to voters.

With the US presidential election just weeks away, Obama appeared in a 26-minute video of Joe Biden’s campaign, which has been described as his “final argument” for the American people before he heads to the polls.

He attacked Trump’s response to the coronavirus, saying it was “stoking fears” unfairly about African Americans.

He added that Trump is “morally wrong” for taking actions that intimidate voters and for “lying” about how minorities will ruin America’s suburbs.

Overnight, the president responded with a series of anti-Obama tweets and re-tweets on his Twitter page.

One of the more personal attacks was a new tweet from a prominent Trump supporter, who argued that the former first lady was a hypocrite for attacking the president.

“Don’t you love it when someone lectures you on ethics and morals, while at the same time you’re married to one of the most corrupt presidents in history?” the tweet, recirculated by Trump, read.

Trump then launched a more general attack on the Obama administration.

He continued with allegations that his predecessor was involved in a far-reaching conspiracy to derail his initial presidency, which he has referred to over the years as Obamagate.

“When the truth about #Obamagate is revealed, every scandal in American history will seem mild by comparison,” read a retweet.

“OBAMA KNEW EVERYTHING #Obamagate” read another.

He ended the evening by posting a video from one of his supporters claiming that the highest-ranking members of the FBI, NSA and CIA were not just spying on President Trump, but were trying to subvert his election victory.

“Wow!!!” he wrote. “NOW DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, THE GREATEST OF ALL POLITICAL SCANDALS (IN HISTORY)!

What did Michelle Obama say to kill him?

In her 26-minute video of the attack, the former first lady spent much of it condemning the president’s response to the coronavirus.

“If you are a parent like me, you are feeling the consequences of this president not taking this pandemic seriously. From his constant downplaying of the importance of masks and social distancing, to his incessant pressure on schools to open without offer a clear plan or meaningful support to keep students and teachers safe, “Obama said.

She questioned the president’s claim that the virus only affects older people with pre-existing conditions, arguing that even young people who survive the disease could suffer long-term effects.

“I pray every day that no one faces long-term consequences from this disease, but the truth is that we still don’t know and we can’t trust this president to tell us the truth about everything,” he said.

“It is painful to think that months after this crisis, it is still where we are. Without a clear plan, without peace of mind. And the worst thing is that it didn’t have to be this way.

“Look around the world. Many other countries are not experiencing this level of widespread suffering and uncertainty. These countries were hit by the same virus as us. They have the same kinds of resources to contain it.”

“What they didn’t have to deal with was this president. A man who had all the resources at his disposal – the best medical experts, our best intelligence – and yet ignored all the advice and was unable to produce a plan to provide enough tests for concerned families or protective equipment for our healthcare workers.

“A man who knew how deadly this virus is, but who lied to us and told us it would just go away.

“Who in the greatest crisis of our lives, redoubled the division, lashed out at measures that could have mitigated the damage, and continues to carry out massive events without requiring masks or social distancing, knowingly exposing their own followers to a dangerous virus.”

“Today, more Americans have died from this virus than have died in the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, and Korea combined. Take all those bravely sacrificed lives and double them. That’s roughly the scale of this tragedy, and our commander-in-chief, unfortunately, has disappeared in action. “

The death toll from coronavirus in the United States stands at more than 216,000. The combined death toll of the United States in Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam and Korea is 101,438.

“Seven months later, he still doesn’t have a plan for this virus. Seven months later, he still doesn’t wear a mask consistently and encourages others to do the same, even as those simple actions could save countless lives,” Obama said. continued.

“Instead, he continues to criticize the American people by acting as if this pandemic is not a real threat.”

He also attacked the president on the issue of race.

“The president and his allies are trying to take advantage of that frustration and distract from their amazing failures by giving people someone to blame other than themselves,” he said.

“They are stoking fears about black and brown Americans, lying about how minorities will destroy the suburbs, fomenting violence and intimidation, and they are attributing it all to what has been an overwhelmingly peaceful movement of racial solidarity.”

“So what the president is doing is, once again, patently false. It is morally wrong and yes, it is racist. But that doesn’t mean it won’t work.”

She called this American era a “difficult” and “confusing” time and warned that the president is good at using division, fear, and “spreading lies” as tools to win, as she called for empathy as a black woman. .

“I want everyone who is still undecided to think of all those people like me and my ancestors,” he said, “the millions of people who look like me and who fought, died and worked as slaves, soldiers and workers to help build this country”. . “

“Racism, fear, division, these are powerful weapons. And they can destroy this nation if we don’t confront them head-on.”