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Obama was there too, of course, and both he and former First Lady Michelle Obama gave rousing speeches \u2014 both of which included not-so-subtle jabs at Donald Trump and his administration.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/businessmovingservicess.com\/?p=212\">Will the Knicks Visit Trump at the White House?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe former president spoke for about 30 minutes, and though he never mentioned Trump by name, he delivered some veiled critiques of the administration. \u201cAt our best, the United States has been an undeniable force for good in the world,\u201d Obama said while acknowledging that America has made its share of foreign policy mistakes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tObama continued: \u201cWhen American foreign policy lives up to our highest ideals, when we champion human rights and democracy and the sound stewardship of our planet, when we take the lead in eradicating disease and feeding the hungry and educating children, when we encourage cooperation between nations instead of trying to dominate and bully and squeeze every advantage just because we can, and most of all, when we show through our example here at home that even a country as big and diverse as ours can make democracy work, it turns out all nations, including ours, become more prosperous and secure, and the world gets a little bit brighter.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\tObama also decried those who \u201csee government as nothing more than a way to divvy up the spoils and punish enemies, and keep those who are different in their place.\u201d He didn\u2019t say Trump\u2019s name, but everyone in attendance knew exactly who he was talking about.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/businessmovingservicess.com\/?p=210\">The Plot to Drone-Bomb the UFC\u2019s White House Event Wasn\u2019t an Anomaly<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tMichelle Obama also spoke at the event.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAt one point, the former first lady listed just a few of her husband\u2019s accomplishments as president, including the Osama Bin Laden raid, the end of the war in Iraq, the bail out and reconstruction of the American auto industry, and the winning of a \u201cpeace prize,\u201d a clear nod to Trump and his obsession with winning the Nobel Peace Prize. The dig sent former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic nominee, into a fit of laughter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\t\u201cHow absurd it is to even imagine that you might have buckled under the pressure even once, lashed out in frustration, lost your temper\u201d Obama said of her husband. \u201cHow absurd it is to imagine that you might have done anything but make our family and this entire country proud.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cNo, you were too busy. \u2026 You were doing the people\u2019s work,\u201d she added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tObama issued a warning that seemed to be directed squarely at the president. \u201cFailing to see the humanity in all people puts us all on a slippery slope, and once that slide starts, there\u2019s no telling where it stops,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a dangerous precedent that flies in the very face of our faith, and of the founding promise of this democracy that all of us are created equal, and that each of us is a child of God with inherent value.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/businessmovingservicess.com\/?p=208\">Penske Media Corporation Acquires Vox Media, Home of Eater, The Verge, and More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barack and Michelle Obama delivered not-so-subtle critiques of Donald Trump and his administration at the opening of the Obama Presidential Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-not-so-subtle"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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