Michelle Obama Doesn't Hold Back In Latest Post About Trump

Former first lady Michelle Obama is telling us how she really feels about President Donald Trump as he refuses to concede following his 2020 election loss. While she made it clear that she thinks his behavior is reprehensible, she also sympathized with his struggle to transfer power in a lengthy Instagram post.

"This week, I've been reflecting a lot on where I was four years ago. Hillary Clinton had just been dealt a tough loss by a far closer margin than the one we've seen this year. I was hurt and disappointed — but the votes had been counted and Donald Trump had won. The American people had spoken. And one of the great responsibilities of the presidency is to listen when they do," she wrote on Nov. 16, 2020. "So my husband and I instructed our staffs to do what George and Laura Bush had done for us: run a respectful, seamless transition of power — one of the hallmarks of American democracy."

Seemingly comparing how she and President Barack Obama handled the election results in 2016 as opposed to the Trump administration's behavior in 2020, the former first lady made her feelings known about the sitting president.

The Obamas welcomed Donald Trump to the White House, but that didn't mean Michelle Obama wasn't frustrated when the American people chose Trump as Barack Obama's successor. 

"I have to be honest and say that none of this was easy for me. Donald Trump had spread racist lies about my husband that had put my family in danger, she wrote on Instagram. "That wasn't something I was ready to forgive. But I knew that, for the sake of our country, I had to find the strength and maturity to put my anger aside." 

Although Michelle may not have wanted to welcome the Trumps, she did so out of respect for her country. "I knew in my heart it was the right thing to do — because our democracy is so much bigger than anybody's ego," she said. Seemingly referencing Trump's struggle to accept the 2020 election results, the former first lady added, "Our love of country requires us to respect the results of an election even when we don't like them or wish it had gone differently — the presidency doesn't belong to any one individual or any one party. To pretend that it does, to play along with these groundless conspiracy theories — whether for personal or political gain — is to put our country's health and security in danger. This isn't a game." 

Michelle urged Americans "to honor the electoral process" and "encourage a smooth transition of power, just as sitting presidents have done throughout our history."