Sorry, Democrats. Michelle Obama will not be facing President Donald Trump in November.
The popular former first lady focused her attention this week on Vice President Kamala Harris’ race for the White House. Obama, in his speech at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday in Chicago, attacked President Donald Trump and praised Harris.
There’s nothing unusual there.
.@MichelleObama She says her parents “were suspicious of people who took more than they needed.” photo.twitter.com/64tNg2ar42
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) August 21, 2024
She also included a personal moment that she hoped would reflect well on her, Harris and Democrats as a whole.
The context? The accumulation of wealth and the moral clarity to spread it.
“She and my father didn’t aspire to be rich. In fact, they were suspicious of people who took more than they needed,” Michelle Obama said. [of her parents]“They understood that it wasn’t enough for their children to thrive if everyone around us was drowning. So my mother volunteered at the local school.”
The corrupt press heard that sentiment and didn’t bat an eyelid. Everyone else in the country took a long, drawn-out pause.
Wait… what?
The Obamas’ personal wealth is substantial in 2024. Book sales, speaking fees and, for those who follow the entertainment world, their Netflix deal.
He The Obamas joined the Netflix team in 2018. Official figures for the deal were not disclosed. At the time, Trump’s economy was firing on all cylinders, the Hollywood bubble had yet to burst, and big names like Ryan Murphy had signed deals with Netflix worth well over $100 million.
CNN sources described the Obamas’ contract as a High eight-figure deal. Suffice it to say, Netflix made the Obamas rich.
Richer, to be precise.
That pact paved the way for Oscar-nominated documentaries like “American Factor,” as well as sycophantic projects like “Becoming.”