NBC Hypes Michelle Obama Comparing Trump-Era to Living With ‘Divorced Dad’

Nicholas Fondacaro | April 16, 2019
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Always eager to the promote underhanded swipes at President Trump, Tuesday’s NBC Nightly News hyped former First Lady Michelle Obama’s precedent-shattering swing comparing his time in office to the country living with their “divorced dad”. Instead of reporting on the outrage from the comment, NBC chose to move onto sympathizing with those fearing the Mueller report because it could out them as sources of “damaging information” against Trump.

Tonight, former First Lady Michelle Obama is weighing in with rare remarks about the man who replaced her husband as president,” anchor Lester Holt nonchalantly announced. “The comments, sure to raise eyebrows in the White House where officials are bracing for impact from the redacted Mueller report, now less than 48 hours away from release.”

White House correspondent Kristen Welker touted the former First Lady for “taking aim at the current president” in a “rare rebuke, breaking precedent”, before playing this soundbite:

MICHELLE OBAMA: It's tough. You know, sometimes you spend weekends with divorced dad. That feels like it's fun, but then you get sick. That's what America is going through. We're kind of living with divorced dad right now.

Mrs. Obama speaking Sunday in London, never mentioning President Trump by name, saying, ‘it may feel like a dark chapter, but any story has its highs and lows,’” Welker added.

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