Posted on 11/13/2025 7:59:51 PM PST by simpson96
Michelle Obama is seemingly sounding off on President Trump without naming him, saying that commanders in chief have to set “a standard” in the White House around accepting gifts.
“When you are the commander in chief, there’s a standard at which you have to set for the American people. And some of these things aren’t even laws — they’re just norms,” Obama said while speaking Wednesday at Sixth and I synagogue and arts center in Washington (snip)
“They’re just things that you do because you don’t want the people to feel like wealthy people have a different level of access and access to power,” Obama said.
“So that means you got to say ‘no’ a lot,” she said, before adding, “Our motto was: If it looks like fun, we can’t do it.”
The former first lady recounted that early in former President Obama’s political career, Oprah Winfrey mailed her a massive package as a thank-you gift following an interview.
“[Winfrey] sends a box of then-Ralph Lauren’s first-edition clothing line. It was like three suits, seven sweaters. I mean, it was an Oprah-sized gift,” Obama said of the former talk show host’s present.
But Obama said her husband quickly told her, “You can’t keep that.”
“He’s like, ‘I’m in office. We don’t accept gifts.'” Obama recalled, before quipping to the audience with a grin, “Imagine that?” (snip)
Obama highlighted her and former President Obama’s approach to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., saying, “That was one of the things we wanted to do in the White House, was open it up.”
“Our view was this is not our house. We are here to do a job. We’re here for a turn. We’re here for a moment. We are caretakers of this history, and it’s about bringing more people in,” Obama, 61, said.
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Shut up Moose! If Americans want any crap out of you, we’ll unscrew your head and dip it out. Your glory daze are over. Get a job.
PROJECTION!!!
this woman has always been truly disgusting....
Translation: ‘Since we are not in the White Hut anymore, we need to have a standard for presidents, until the next Democrat gets elected.’ 😀
Michelle Obama is aware about excepting accepting gifts she spent 4 years on vacations on AF1.
IIRC-—MELANIA GAVE A TIFFANY”S BOX TO MICHELLE ON JAN 20, 2021, AND MICHELLE WAS A DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS WITH IT.
LOBSTER & STEAKS IN NYC HOTELS-—ON THE PUBLIC DIME
I hate to say it, but if you substitute the dump truck with Melania, she would be the Maserati next to two Ferrari’s.......
MICHELLE’S “MAMA”—MRS ROBINSON-—WAS GIVEN A A FEDERAL PAID JOB IN THE WH——
NANNY TO HER 2 “GRANDCHILDREN”
NO SHOPPING CHORES
NO CHAUFFER CHORES
NO LAUNDRY CHORES
NO COOKING CHORES
NO CLEANING CHORES
ETC.
WHEN THEY LEFT THE WH—SHE GOT A $90,000 A YEAR PENSION..
CRY ME A RIVER
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