Michelle Obama makes passionate plea for women’s health while campaigning for Harris
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Michelle Obama issued a scathing indictment of Donald Trump on Saturday at a rally in Michigan for Kamala Harris, calling the former president an existential threat to women’s rights and telling men that a vote for Trump “is a vote against us.”
Michelle Obama issued a scathing indictment of Donald Trump on Saturday at a rally in Michigan for Kamala Harris, calling the former president an existential threat to women’s rights and telling men that a vote for Trump “is a vote against us.” The former first lady, in a reprise of her passionate and often cutting remarks this summer at the Democratic National Convention, expressed hope and fear in equal turn, touting Harris’ bravery and compassion while openly agonizing over the prospect of Trump’s return to the White House. By the time she introduced and embraced Harris, Obama’s voice was nearly trembling — gripped by worry and frustrated by a race that, she insisted, should not be as close as the polls suggest. “By every measure, she has demonstrated that she’s ready,” Obama said of Harris. “The real question is, as a country, are we ready for this moment?” Addressing a raucous, adoring crowd in Kalamazoo, Obama spoke frankly and often in bleak terms about the implications for women — and “the men who love us” — if the federal government, led by the president, is not inclined to cushion the blow of state abortion bans. “Please, please do not hand our fates over to the likes of Trump, who knows nothing about us, who has shown deep contempt for us,” Obama said. “Because a vote for him is a vote against us, against our health, against our worth.” Harris’ Kalamazoo rally — or “Kamala-zoo,” as the former first lady joked — followed another reproductive rights-themed event on Friday night in Houston, where music superstar Beyoncé endorsed the vice president and issued a similar message of faith and fear.
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