Michelle Obama, the former US first lady, has launched a stinging attack on US President Donald Trump as Democrats prepared to crown Joe Biden as their White House challenger.
“Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country,” said the wife of former US president Barack Obama on Monday, in a keynote speech on the first night of the Democratic convention that has shifted entirely online due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“Whenever we look to this White House for leadership or consolation or any semblance of steadiness, what we get is chaos and division and a total lack of empathy.”
“Let me be as honest and clear as I possibly can. Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country,” Michelle said. “He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job but he is clearly in over his head. He cannot meet this moment. He simply cannot be who we need him to be for us,” she continued.
Michelle described Joe Biden as a “profoundly decent man”, touting the Democratic White House candidate’s experience as vice-president under her husband, President Barack Obama.
“We have got to vote for Joe Biden like our lives depend on it,” she said, wearing a necklace that said “Vote”. – BBC, New York Times
