So far, Donald Trump has steadfastly refused to recognize the election result – and to initiate an orderly handover of office to his designated successor Joe Biden. Now the incumbent US president has his own unrealistic motives for blocking this important ritual of US politics. Such a handover is never easy. Michelle Obama has now made this clear.
In an Instagram post, the former first lady describes how difficult it was for her to take this step four years ago. At that time, she and her husband and President Barack Obama had to hand over the White House to Trump and his wife Melania. “I was hurt and disappointed,” writes Obama in her post: “But the votes were counted and Trump had won.” In 2016, the Republican prevailed against Hilary Clinton of the Democrats.
Michelle Obama continues. “My husband and I instructed our people to do what George and Laura Bush did for us: a respectful, smooth transfer of power – one of the hallmarks of American democracy.”
According to Obama, this step was not easy at the time. “None of this was easy. Donald Trump had spread racist lies about my husband and put my family in danger. That wasn’t something I could just forgive. «With this, Obama is likely to allude to the so-called” Birther “conspiracy, among other things. For years, Donald Trump had repeatedly doubted whether Barack Obama was really born a US citizen – and required his birth certificate. This racist nonsense is still very popular in certain circles today. For Trump it was a political tool.
Still no invitation to the upcoming first lady
Despite this history, Michelle Obama had also invited her successor as First Lady, Melania Trump, to the White House. There the two women discussed security and child-rearing issues in the US powerhouse, said Obama. A comparable invitation from Melania Trump to Joe Biden’s wife Jill is still pending.
Joe Biden will take power on January 20, 2021, even without the Trump’s cooperation. Currently, however, precious days are passing that the future administration could urgently need in preparation – especially in an escalating virus pandemic. Apparently Michelle Obama sees it that way too. She warned that not only national security would be in danger, but also the stability of the US political system: “This is not a game.”
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