Michelle Obama Reveals What Keeps Her 'Up At Night' About Trump's Second Term
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The former first lady shared one of her fears stemming from the president's policies.
Former first lady Michelle Obama has opened up about her fears for the safety of immigrants and people of color due to President Donald Trump’s immigration policies in his second term.
“I don’t know that we will have the advocates to protect everybody, and that makes me — that frightens me, it keeps me up at night,” said Obama, who appeared with her brother Craig Robinson on Monday’s edition of the “On Purpose with Jay Shetty” podcast.
Obama and Robinson, earlier in the podcast, discussed their experiences with racial discrimination. Shetty then asked the former first lady about her “hardest recent test” of fear she’s experienced due to the color of her skin.
“Well, in this current climate, for me, it’s what’s happening to immigrants,” replied Obama, noting that she no longer has the “fear” herself because she commutes in a motorcade, although she still worries about her two “somewhat recognizable” daughters.
“My fears are what I know is happening out there in streets all over the city. And now that we have leadership that is sort of indiscriminately determining who belongs and who doesn’t, and we know that those decisions aren’t being made with courts and with due process.”
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