{"id":113127,"date":"2024-10-12T01:58:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T18:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113127"},"modified":"2024-10-12T01:58:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T18:58:53","slug":"obama-tells-men-trump-doesnt-represent-real-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113127","title":{"rendered":"Obama tells men Trump doesn&#8217;t represent &#8216;real strength&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/harris-seeks-recapture-obama-era-energy-rallies-pennsylvania-rcna174339\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rallying for Kamala Harris<\/a>, former President Barack Obama spoke directly to American men and characterized Donald Trump as mendacious and self-centered, saying he doesn\u2019t represent \u201creal strength.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI\u2019m sorry, gentlemen, I\u2019ve noticed this especially with some men who seem to think some of Trump\u2019s behavior \u2014 the bullying and the putting people down \u2014 is a sign of strength. And I am here to tell you: That is not what real strength is. It never has been,\u201d Obama said, drawing heavy applause from the Democratic crowd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cReal strength is about working hard. And carrying a heavy load without complaining. Real strength is about taking responsibility for your actions and telling the truth even when it\u2019s inconvenient,\u201d he said. \u201cReal strength is about helping people who need it and standing up for those who can\u2019t always stand up for themselves. That is what we should want for our daughters and our sons, and that is what I want to see in a president of the United States of America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Obama said Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, represent the \u201ccharacter\u201d and \u201cvalues\u201d a president should have.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/live-blog\/harris-trump-presidential-election-live-updates-rcna174215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Follow live updates on the 2024 election<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_medium__OMa6x\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241010-barack-obama-ew-850p-c796d3.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241010-barack-obama-ew-850p-c796d3.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241010-barack-obama-ew-850p-c796d3.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241010-barack-obama-ew-850p-c796d3.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241010-barack-obama-ew-850p-c796d3.jpg\" alt=\"Obama to campaign for Harris in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania\" height=\"1666\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Former President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event in support of Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Thursday.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Quinn Glabicki \/ Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/elections\/howard-poll-black-swing-state-voters-overwhelmingly-back-harris-rcna171467\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Election surveys suggest a wide gender gap<\/a>, showing Harris winning women by large margins while struggling with men. Some Democratic strategists worry they risk losing slices of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/poll-half-gen-z-voters-support-kamala-harris-one-third-back-donald-tru-rcna169025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">young men<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/trump-harris-compete-latino-vote-different-ways-rcna172890\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Latino men<\/a> and even Black men, who have expressed<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/nbcblk\/trump-stop-frisk-black-male-voters-rcna157084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> openness to Trump<\/a> or low enthusiasm about voting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Obama took particular umbrage at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/kamala-harris-calls-trump-irresponsible-disinformation-helene-aid-rcna174402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump&#8217;s spreading false claims <\/a>about the government\u2019s response to hurricane victims and expressed bafflement that some consider Trump to be strong.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI want to ask Republicans out there, people who are conservative, who didn\u2019t vote for me, didn\u2019t agree with me,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen did that become OK? Why would we go along with that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He added: \u201cEven if you had a family member who acted like that, you might still love them, but you\u2019d tell them you got a problem. And you wouldn\u2019t put them in charge of anything. And yet when Donald Trump lies or cheats or shows utter disregard for our Constitution, when he calls POWs losers or fellow citizens vermin, people make excuses for it. They think it\u2019s OK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Obama is particularly focused on reaching African American men in the final weeks before the election, a source familiar with his thinking said. \u201cThey are definitely a targeted constituency for him for the next 26 days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Before the rally, Obama spoke to volunteers and expressed his concerns more explicitly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWe have not seen the same kinds of energy and turnout in all quarters of our neighborhoods and communities as we saw when I was running. Now, I also want to say that that seems to be more pronounced with the brothers,\u201d he said, according to a pool report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cPart of it makes me think that, well, you just aren\u2019t feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you\u2019re coming up with other alternatives and other reasons for that,\u201d he said. \u201cYou\u2019re coming up with all kinds of reasons and excuses. I\u2019ve got a problem with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He called on them to \u201cspeak to people on the sidelines\u201d and urge them not to consider \u201csitting out or supporting somebody who has a history of denigrating you because you think that\u2019s a sign of strength.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cBecause that\u2019s what being a man is? Putting women down?\u201d Obama told them. \u201cThat\u2019s not acceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">CORRECTION (Oct. 11, 2024, 1:14 p.m. ET): A previous version of this article misquoted former President Barack Obama. He said, \u201cAnd carrying a heavy load without complaining,\u201d not, \u201cAnd carrying a heavy load is about complaining.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline-contributors articleBylineContainer\">\n<div class=\"expanded-byline article-expanded-byline\" data-activity-map=\"expanded-byline-article-bottom\">\n<div class=\"byline-thumbnail byline-thumbnail--has-image expanded-byline__thumbnail\" data-testid=\"byline-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/sahil-kapur-ncpn1123791\"><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/newscms\/2024_09\/3640450\/sahil_hs.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2024_09\/3640450\/sahil_hs.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2024_09\/3640450\/sahil_hs.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"\/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline-name expanded-byline__name\" data-testid=\"byline-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/sahil-kapur-ncpn1123791\">Sahil Kapur<\/a><\/span><span class=\"byline-social expanded-byline__social\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sahilkapur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-twitter\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/mailto:sahil.kapur@nbcuni.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-email\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline__bio-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"byline-bio expanded-byline__bio\">Sahil Kapur is a senior national political reporter for NBC News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tara Prindiville<!-- --> <!-- -->contributed<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/obama-tells-men-trump-doesnt-represent-real-strength-rcna174283\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PITTSBURGH \u2014 Rallying for Kamala Harris, former President Barack Obama spoke directly to American men and characterized Donald Trump as mendacious and self-centered, saying he doesn\u2019t represent \u201creal strength.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113127\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=113127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113127\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=113127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=113127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=113127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}