Michelle Obama Plays a Familiar Convention Role and Redefines It

  • Former first lady paints a dark picture of Trump’s America
  • Obama reprises her 2016 advice to ‘go high’ against attacks
Former First Lady Michelle Obama: Trump “is clearly in over his head.”Source: Bloomberg)
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Michelle Obama painted a dark picture of Donald Trump’s America Monday, telling Democratic National Convention viewers that the president lacks the empathy and character to govern.

Calling Joe Biden “a profoundly decent man,” Obama said she saw firsthand during the presidency of her husband how the job requires judgment, an appreciation of history, and a moral compass.