Did first lady Michelle Obama really think this one through?
Taking to the stump in Fairfax, Virginia, on Friday in her first solo campaign appearance for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, Obama hit the crowd with a question that proved to be more than enticing — for Republicans.
“Do you really want to go back to the way things were before Barack was president?” the first lady asked.
.@FLOTUS: Do you really want to go back to the way things were before Barack was president? https://t.co/kJOyPTalUA pic.twitter.com/YU8HyfB77F
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 16, 2016
Never mind that Obama couldn’t resist reminding Clinton how husband Barack “knocked” the candidate on her backside in 2008.
“When she didn’t win the presidency in 2008, she didn’t throw in the towel,” Mrs. Obama said. “She once again answered the call to serve, keeping us safe as our secretary of state. And let me tell you, Hillary has the resilience that it takes to do this job. See, because when she gets knocked down, she doesn’t complain or cry foul. No, she gets right back up and she comes back stronger for the people who need her the most.”
As for going back to the way things were before President Barack Obama, social media users had a field day with the inquiry.
Here’s a sampling of responses from Twitter:
@CBSNews @FLOTUS Do you really want an answer to that?
— John Rocco (@johnrocco2016) September 16, 2016
@johnrocco2016 @CBSNews @FLOTUS Is there some way we can get back that $1.7 billion we gave to Iran? And all those Gitmo prisoners released?
— David (@808to818) September 16, 2016
@CBSNews @FLOTUS Yes! Yes I do!
— Judson McCulloch (@JudsonMcCulloch) September 16, 2016
@CBSNews @FLOTUS Yes, and we’d also like a refund for all those expensive vacations you all took on our millions of tax dollars.
— Steven Rosenblum (@StevenRosenblum) September 16, 2016
@CBSNews @FLOTUS yes pic.twitter.com/QsTCkFHge5
— Mary (@Dylanesque2604) September 16, 2016
@CBSNews @FLOTUS Yes, and I’d also like a refund for the last 8 years…
— Amber (@NYCdeb8tr) September 16, 2016
@CBSNews @FLOTUS When I was paying 1/3 of what I pay now for better health insurance? Yes
— Utah Spazz (@brinton_ryan) September 16, 2016
@CBSNews @FLOTUS Hell yes! pic.twitter.com/NEhAvwqTpw
— Amber (@NYCdeb8tr) September 16, 2016
OMG YES!!! @CBSNews @FLOTUS pic.twitter.com/ehgXEBhuyX
— Nadine Elhindi (@NadineElhindi) September 16, 2016
@CBSNews @FLOTUS you mean general racial harmony and America still respected around the world?
Well, yeah, I would.
— Dissident Biker (@DissidentBiker) September 16, 2016
@CBSNews @FLOTUS not just yes, but HELL yes!
— Sailor Chick ’95 (@strinam) September 16, 2016
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