r/politics • u/Silent-Resort-3076 America • 1d ago

Soft Paywall Obama and Harris publicly rebuke Trump’s second term actions

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/04/politics/obama-harris-rebuke-trump/index.html
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u/LogicalHost3934 1d ago

Laaaaaattteee. We need new leadership. Sorry Obama and Harris. You let AOC, Bernie and Crockett and others actually do the work the last four months. Even Tim Walz got in there first.

Where have yall been? This is why Dems were rudderless. Now that Dems have found some of their footing, NOW the donor class Dems wanna show back up? I voted for both of these people in the past but yeah no miss me with this convenient and corporate shit.

Oh yeah, that also ONLY got vocal AFTER Wall Street starting crashing. Not before. Hard pass on this.

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u/JulioGrandeur 1d ago

They aren’t elected officials at the moment? Harris told us exactly what would happen and, still, so many people chose not to vote for her because she checks notes laughs weird and doesn’t smile like a muppet. She did try to lead and the voting public said “No”

So now she’s expected to do something when she not holding office?

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u/blsharpley 1d ago

Yes. Yes, they are. Because that’s what leaders do. Otherwise, they play into the talking point of being only in it for themselves and not for the country. “Where is Kamala?” is something I’ve heard from both sides since Inauguration Day. And it’s a valid concern.

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u/JulioGrandeur 1d ago

Have you ever been turned down for a job? Did you show up the next day ready to work? No.

All these people asking “where is Kamala” yet many of them either didnt vote for Kamala or didn’t vote at all.

If her presence was so important to you, you shouldn’t have voted for her 🤷‍♂️. But you’re totally okay scapegoating her when she’s not the one ruining the economy and shredding the constitution

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u/blsharpley 1d ago

When your job is to get people to buy into you and your policies then yes. It doesn’t stop. And that’s why Trump beat her; he’s been running a campaign for a straight decade. And I’m saying this as a Kamala supporter, someone who’s voted straight Democrat for almost 20 years, and will likely never vote for a Republican. They simply campaign better.

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u/Chriskills 1d ago

And who’s gonna pay them to do this? You want them to be leaders for free? You know it costs a lot of money to lead right? You need air time, places to hold rallies, etc. Do they just foot those bills?

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u/blsharpley 1d ago

Last I checked social media posts were free. Posting a video to YouTube or TikTok was free. Giving interviews are free (and often they’re even paid to give speeches). So yes, again, that’s the bare minimum.

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u/Chriskills 1d ago

Such an odd take. It only makes sense to you because Trump has become a cult of personality. We should not want that to be the norm. When a politician retires, they should be allowed to retire or step away from the spotlight without an expectation that they carry the future of the party for the rest of their lives.

Further, them doing so takes oxygen out of the room for new comers.