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Hey folks,
Donald Trump cannot stop talking about Barack Obama.
He’s threatening investigations. He’s ranting about Obama at rallies. He’s even obsessing over his golf game. But Obama isn’t staying quiet anymore, and his decision to speak out against the Trump administration’s treatment of Ilhan Omar gets at something much bigger about political power, fear, and what Democrats need to do right now.
[00:01:13] Barack Obama speaks out against the Trump administration’s targeting of Ilhan Omar, and calls out what he sees as a fundamental abuse of government power.
[00:04:48] Why Obama understands this playbook personally: Trump built his political rise in part on the racist birther conspiracy that targeted him for years.
[00:08:16] The White House responds to Obama, and I explain why Trump’s obsession with using government power against his perceived enemies should be taken seriously.
[00:10:04] Trump is still ranting about Obama during his marathon speeches, but even his own crowds don’t seem nearly as interested anymore.
[00:13:52] Trump is entering lame-duck territory, and Democrats have an opportunity to build something new, not by recreating the Obama years, but by remembering what leadership can actually look like.
This isn’t about nostalgia. Barack Obama isn’t coming back, and Democrats need something new for the future. But there’s a reason Trump remains so consumed by him. Obama is back on the campaign trail, he’s speaking out, and he’s reminding people what it feels like to have a president who sees the job as bigger than himself. If you value independent media that calls out abuses of power and fights for something better, help me keep doing it.
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With urgency,
—Mike
