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CHICAGO — Former President Barack Obama warned that the United States is facing “daily assaults” on democracy as he honored the life and legacy of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson at a packed memorial service on Chicago’s South Side. The Trump White House swiftly criticized Obama after his remarks, underscoring the political stakes running through a ceremony that doubled as a call to action. Obama joined former Presidents Joe Biden and Bill Clinton, along with former Vice President Kamala Harris, at the House of Hope, a…

Obama backs Minneapolis protesters, slams ‘unprecedented’ ICE tactics in Minnesota Barack Obama publicly endorsed demonstrators in Minneapolis and St. Paul and condemned what he called the “unprecedented” deployment of federal immigration agents in Minnesota, saying the sustained protests helped force a rethink of the crackdown. Speaking in an interview published Saturday with progressive YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen, the former president argued that public pressure remains the most effective check on government overreach and…

Barack Obama condemned what he called a collapse of “decorum” in American politics after a video posted to Donald Trump’s Truth Social account showed the former president and Michelle Obama with their faces superimposed on monkeys — a racist trope — at the end of a clip pushing false claims about the 2020 election. The one-minute video, shared Feb. 5, drew swift censure across the political spectrum. The post was later removed; a spokesperson blamed a staff error after allies initially brushed off the backlash as “fake…

Obama decries loss of ‘shame’ in politics after racist Trump post WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama lamented the erosion of “shame” and “decorum” in American politics after a video shared on President Donald Trump’s social media platform depicted Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes — a post widely condemned across the political spectrum before it was deleted. Speaking with liberal podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen, Obama did not mention Trump by name but pointed directly to the climate that allowed the…

Obama decries ‘clown show’ politics after racist Trump social post depicts Obamas as monkeys Former President Barack Obama criticized what he called a collapse of “decorum” and “respect for the office” in American politics, responding for the first time to a video shared on Donald Trump’s Truth Social account that briefly depicted Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as monkeys. The video, posted Feb. 5, drew censure across the political spectrum. The White House initially dismissed criticism as “fake outrage,” then…

Over the course of Barack Obama's presidency, roughly 54,000 Somali refugees found new homes in the United States, a far cry from the widely circulated but inaccurate claim that he relocated 70,000 Somalis to Minnesota. Contrary to some eyebrow-raising social media posts, this was not a cunning plan to manipulate future elections in favor of Ilhan Omar, the Somali-American Congresswoman representing Minnesota. Around the time of the U.S. presidential election on November 5th, messages floating around Facebook declared,…

A sea of supporters turned out in Georgia, a pivotal state in the election, for a spirited rally featuring Democratic hopeful Kamala Harris. She was flanked by luminaries like Bruce Springsteen, actor Samuel L. Jackson, filmmaker Tyler Perry, and former President Barack Obama. Before Harris took to the stage, the ever-charismatic Spike Lee urged the crowd at James R. Hallford Stadium to remain vigilant and not to be "bamboozled" into voting for the Republican candidate, Donald Trump. “Donald Trump is on a path to become an…

Michelle Obama says Meghan's interview is heartbreaking Michelle Obama said Meghan's memories of a remark by a member of the British royal family about the possible darkness in her son's skin were heartbreaking, and that she hoped Meghan's experiences would be a lesson to the world. Meghan and her husband, Prince Harry, accused an unidentified royal family member of raising racist…