Oh, the irony…
Michelle Obama says that President Trump’s deportation policy has her worried for illegal immigrants.
During an appearance on the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast, Michelle Obama claimed that criminal illegal aliens being deported is an issue that “keeps me up at night.”
Keep in mind that, as president, Barack Obama deported over 5.3 million illegal immigrants…
What a grift!
Watch for yourself here:
NEW: Michelle Obama says Trump's deportation policy "keeps her up at night," despite the fact that her husband deported more people than any other president.
Remarkable.
President Barack Obama deported a whopping 3,000,000 illegal immigrants, demolishing the… pic.twitter.com/uBOIGdSm9H
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 29, 2025
Michelle Obama says President Trump’s deportations "keep her up at night.”
Does she know Barack Obama, her husband, deported 5.3 million?
President Trump has deported a bit over 100,000 so far.
pic.twitter.com/REiPI6cBNo— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April 29, 2025
From The New York Post:
Former first lady Michelle Obama voiced deep concerns about what’s happening to migrants under President Trump’s aggressive deportation policy, railing against its impact on her home city of Chicago.
During a conversation about race and fear, the former first lady acknowledged that she has a pretty protected lifestyle, while fretting that everyday people living outside her bubble might be suffering.
“In this current climate, for me it’s what’s happening to immigrants,” Obama, 61, told “On Purpose with Jay Shetty” during a podcast episode that dropped Monday when asked her most “recent test of fear.”
“It’s not the fear for myself anymore,” she continued. “I drive around in a four-car motorcade with a police escort. I’m Michelle Obama. I do still worry about my daughters in the world, even though they are somewhat recognizable.”
She stressed that “my fears are for what I know is happening out there in streets all over the city.”
ADVERTISEMENTObama was joined during the interview by her brother, Craig Robinson, who recounted trauma from when a black police officer accused him of stealing a fancy new bike when he was a kid. She drew parallels to his experience and what she believes migrants are enduring in today’s environment.
“There’s so much bias and so much racism and so much ignorance that fuels those kind of choices,” she bemoaned. “I worry for people of color all over this country, and I don’t know that we will have the advocates to protect everybody.
“And that … frightens me, it keeps me up at night,” she added. “How do you how do you feel comfortable going to work, going to school, when you know that there could be people out here judging you and who could upend your life in a second — that’s who I worry for right now.”
Breitbart also commented:
Former first lady Michelle Obama is frightened by President Donald Trump’s deportation policy, she discussed during an episode of the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast.
Obama and her brother, Craig Robinson, discussed fears they had growing up dealing with race issues, when she was asked to identify the “hardest recent test of that fear.”
“In this current climate, for me it’s, you know, what’s happening to immigrants,” the former first lady replied, explaining that she is no longer fearful for herself — due to her celebrity status — but is instead fearful for illegal immigrants.
“I drive around in a four-car motorcade with a police escort. I’m Michelle Obama. I do still worry about my daughters in the world even though they are somewhat recognizable,” Obama said. “So, my fears are for what I know is happening out there in streets all over the city.”
ADVERTISEMENTObama asserted that the Trump administration is “indiscriminately determining who belongs and who doesn’t.”
“And we know that those decisions aren’t being made with courts and with due process,” Obama said, suggesting the Trump administration is making these types of decisions based on looks alone — not actual legal status or criminal history, as is reality.
Does Michelle not remember her husband’s nickname?
Deporter-in-Chief?
Are we just gonna forget that one?
Did the "Deporter in Chief" keep her up at night in fear, too? https://t.co/oQy3laqggX
— Ricardo Musculo (@1DrRick) April 28, 2025
Funny bc she was Mrs. Deporter in Chief for 8 years.
— Frank Bojazi (@FrankBojazi) April 29, 2025
And, let’s not forget keeping immigrants in cages!
Does she talk about how her husband kept them in cages?
— Sputnik (@VasBroughtToX) April 29, 2025
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