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ABC News: Michelle Obama 'stopped even trying to smile' at Trump inauguration
CNN Politics ^ | November 13, 2018 | Eli Watkins

Posted on 11/14/2018 10:40:14 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Former first lady Michelle Obama wrote that she was unable to put on a happy face and smile during President Donald Trump's inauguration in her new book, according to ABC News.

"Someone from Barack's administration might have said that the optics there were bad, that what the public saw didn't reflect the President's reality or ideals, but in this case, maybe it did," Obama said in audio of the book. "Realizing it, I made my own optic adjustment. I stopped even trying to smile."

In its interview with Obama, ABC News further quoted from her book, where the former first lady described her reaction to Trump's defeat of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in stark terms.

"I will always wonder about what led so many, women in particular, to reject an exceptionally qualified female candidate and instead choose a misogynist as their president," Obama wrote.

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The Washington Post previously noted that Obama wrote she would "never forgive" Trump for promoting the false "birther" conspiracy about President Barack Obama.

Trump pushed back in response to the quote, saying, "She got paid a lot of money to write a book, and they always expect a little controversy."(continued)

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Campaign News; Parties; State and Local
KEYWORDS: flotusmichelle; inauguration; michelle; obama; trump; trumpinaugural
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Someone please list Hillary's accomplishments.
1 posted on 11/14/2018 10:40:14 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Boo Hoo Moochie!


2 posted on 11/14/2018 10:41:25 AM PST by originalbuckeye ('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act'- George Orwell)
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3 posted on 11/14/2018 10:41:49 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Wookies smile?


4 posted on 11/14/2018 10:42:22 AM PST by max americana (Fired libtard employees 9 consecutive times at every election since 08'. I hope all liberals die.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Her 8 years of party time at taxpayers’ expense were over!


5 posted on 11/14/2018 10:43:24 AM PST by kaehurowing
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Oh who gives a damn about this woman.

Why are we hearing all about her recently? Oh yeah - she wrote (or somebody did) a book!

GO AWAY!!

6 posted on 11/14/2018 10:43:57 AM PST by grobdriver (BUILD KATE'S WALL!)
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To: BenLurkin

Boy are we lucky, the grifters are gone, we have Trump, we don’t have Hillary. Trifecta!


7 posted on 11/14/2018 10:43:59 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

#7 or #8 on the list from her memoir?


8 posted on 11/14/2018 10:44:24 AM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH? #My2nd)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Sucks to be the loser.


9 posted on 11/14/2018 10:44:33 AM PST by madison10
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To: max americana

Her and Barak should be happy to be outta there. Still YOUNG enough to enjoy life and rest on their laurels. I think she was very happy but wouldn’t show it. Not proper. Right now there’s no one to carry on the fight.


10 posted on 11/14/2018 10:45:10 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The Communist News Network doing their best to foment hate.

Losers. And very poor ones at that....


11 posted on 11/14/2018 10:46:42 AM PST by EagleUSA
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Not smiling is Michelle’s default position.


12 posted on 11/14/2018 10:47:12 AM PST by PGR88
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To: originalbuckeye

No sale, Mike!


13 posted on 11/14/2018 10:48:03 AM PST by treetopsandroofs
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Smiling was always a struggle for Michelle Obama.


14 posted on 11/14/2018 10:49:24 AM PST by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Brain dead bi*ch - It was Hillary who started the birther issue in the 2008 democrat primaries.


15 posted on 11/14/2018 10:49:36 AM PST by oldbill
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To: DIRTYSECRET

I respectfully disagree. They were not happy because they didnt completely destroy America.


16 posted on 11/14/2018 10:49:39 AM PST by max americana (Fired libtard employees 9 consecutive times at every election since 08'. I hope all liberals die.)
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Too busy eating and stuffing your fat ass, Michael?


17 posted on 11/14/2018 10:50:21 AM PST by WKUHilltopper
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Back when Obama had been president for a few months I heard Michelle speak. Out of the blue, a song popped into my head and I started humming it and didn’t even realize I was doing it until it hit me. I was showing “subconscious racism”. It was not a conscious thing. It just popped up to the surface of my brain.

The song was the theme to “The Jeffersons”.


18 posted on 11/14/2018 10:50:22 AM PST by cuban leaf
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Chewie needs attitude adjustments...


19 posted on 11/14/2018 10:51:20 AM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73....8th TFW Ubon Thailand....never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

she had jock itch


20 posted on 11/14/2018 10:52:01 AM PST by changeitback440
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