Tag: Obama

Biden camp lashes out — and Obama alums push back

Less than 72 hours removed from a debate performance by President Joe Biden that was widely seen as catastrophic, top members of his campaign team are lashing out at the president’s Democratic critics — meeting expressions of grief, dread and fear over the debate with mockery directed at onetime allies. In a fundraising email sent […]

Could former President Barack Obama replace Kamala Harris in 2024?

Q. If Kamala Harris were to step down, could President Biden pick former President Barack Obama to be Vice President? A. President Joe Biden’s age has raised a few questions about presidential succession should he be elected to a second term. While my expectation is that President Biden will continue to run with Vice President […]

Obama backs Biden: ‘Bad debate nights happen’

Former President Barack Obama offered public support for President Joe Biden after a rough debate performance Thursday that spurred some Democrats to question whether the incumbent has what it takes to defeat Donald Trump. “Bad debate nights happen. Trust me, I know,” Obama said in a post on X, a reference to his own first […]

Michelle Obama ‘not campaigning for Biden over treatment of her friend’

Follow The Telegraph’s live coverage of the Trump vs Biden debate Michelle Obama has resisted campaigning for Joe Biden in part because of how the family treated Hunter Biden’s ex-wife, according to reports. While Barack Obama has been helping boost Biden’s 2024 campaign by co-hosting glitzy fundraisers and appearing in promotional videos, the former first […]

Obama sister tear gassed during Nairobi protest

Former President Obama’s sister said she was tear gassed during a protest in Nairobi, where she was demonstrating against controversial finance legislation. Auma Obama, a Kenyan activist and half-sister of the former president, was tear gassed before speaking to CNN during a protest in the country on Monday. Widespread protests have gripped Kenya ovder legislation […]

On Immigration, Biden Attempts to Replicate a Powerful Obama Moment

WASHINGTON — In the summer before a tough reelection contest in 2012, President Barack Obama was losing support from Latino voters who called him “deporter in chief.” Then he signed a sweeping executive order to shield hundreds of thousands of young migrants from deportation. Luis V. Gutiérrez, an Illinois Democrat and former congressman, recalled that […]

Obama says he mostly watches sports in this ‘cynical time’

Former President Obama said Sunday that he tends to avoid consuming media about politics amidst the testy 2024 election, telling a group of social media influencers that we live in a “cynical time.” Obama spoke at a Biden campaign fundraiser with the president on Saturday in Los Angeles, telling a select group of TikTok and […]

Hunter Biden conviction ‘creates an opening’ for Michelle Obama

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) suggested that Hunter Biden’s conviction in the federal gun charges case could create “an opening” for Michelle Obama to make a bid for the White House. Ogles responded to the verdict on Fox Business’s “Mornings with Maria” on Wednesday and emphasized the “need to pursue justice” before suggesting President Biden may […]