For what Michelle Obama will never forgive Trump
'14.11.2018'
Source: TASS
426 pages of text, translated into 24 languages, and # 13 on Amazon pre-orders. On November 44, the first book by Michelle Obama - the wife of the XNUMXth US President Barack Obama - goes on sale. The autobiography, called Becoming, tells the story of the former First Lady's journey from childhood in Chicago to the White House and life after it.
TASS selected the most interesting passages that have already been published The New York Times, The Associated Press, The Washington Post and other American media.
Michelle started from scratch, but never lost her optimism.
I grew up with a disabled father in a too small house with little money in a crumbling neighborhood. But I also grew up surrounded by music, in a city of contrasts, in a country where education can give you the opportunity to break through. I had nothing - and I had everything. It depends on how you talk about it.
Barack impressed her at first sight
His rich, even sexy, baritone and strange combination of calm and strength. Such a strange man-in-which-mixed-all ...
As soon as I allowed myself to feel something for Barak, feelings flooded me - a burst of passion, gratitude, accomplishment, a miracle.
20 years ago she has miscarriage happened. I had to resort to in vitro fertilization
We tried to have a baby, and things went wrong. One pregnancy test was positive, and we, overflowing with joy, forgot about all the troubles.
But after a couple of weeks I had a miscarriage. I was left with physical discomfort, and in the optimism that we experienced, there was a gap.
Perhaps it was then that for the first time I felt a grudge associated with Barak’s policy and unsinkable commitment to work. Or maybe I was just feeling the weight of a female burden. Anyway, he left, but I remained, I was responsible.
My husband was loving and interested, did everything he could. He read all the literature on IVF and discussed it with me at night, but his only real duty was to show up in the doctor’s office and provide some sperm.
Being a first lady and an African American was not easy
I was honored and thrilled to be the first lady. But I didn't think for a second that it would be a glamorous, simple role. Like any person to whom the words "first" and "black" refer.
Ever since I reluctantly entered public life, I have been extolled as the most powerful woman in the world and humiliated as an "angry black aunt."
I smiled in the photographs with people who used terrible words to call my husband on national television, but still wanted to get a memorable photo in a frame to put on the fireplace. I heard about dark places on the Internet, where everything about me is called into question - even if I am a woman or a man. The current US congressman joked at my ass ... Mostly I tried to treat it with a smile.
Trump fueled rumors that Obama was not born in the United States, but in Kenya. Michelle will not forgive him
Of course, this whole story was crazy and despicable, and at the heart of it lay barely concealed xenophobia and intolerance. But she also posed a danger, purposely stirring up the crazy and psychos. What if someone in an unhealthy mind would load a gun and go to Washington? What if he went looking for our daughters?
Donald Trump with his loud and reckless insinuations put my family’s safety at risk. And for that I will never forgive him.
The defeat of Hillary Clinton in the elections was a big surprise
For me, it will forever remain a question what made such a large number of women reject the incredibly qualified female candidate and cast their vote in favor of the woman-hater.
Trump's presidency deprived Michelle of sleep
I did not sleep at night, in a rage at what had happened. It is disturbing to observe how the behavior and political agenda of the current president made many Americans doubt themselves and fear each other. Sometimes I wonder when this will end.
She's not going back into politics
I want to say openly: I have no desire to run for president. I have never been a fan of politics, and the experience of the past ten years has not changed this in any way. I continue to repel the abomination.
