(Manchester, NH) On Thursday, in speech that is bound to go down in history books as one of the greatest speeches of all time, The First Lady of the United States, denounces Trump without a single mention of his name.
While campaigning in Delaware for presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama addressed the lively crowd in her emotionally charged speech withΒ saying #whythiselectionmatters:
βThis is not normal, this is not politics as usual,β Michelle Obama said in a 25-minute speech in New HampshireΒ during which her voice at times quavered with emotion. βThis is disgraceful, it is intolerable, and it doesnβt matter what party you belong to,β she added. βNo woman deserves to be treated this way β none of us deserves this kind of abuse.β
βI can tell you that the men in my life do not talk about women this way,β Michelle Obama added. βTo dismiss this as everyday locker-room talk is an insult to decent men everywhere.β
βWe simply cannot endure this, or expose our children to this any longer β not for another minute, and let alone for four years, Michelle Obama said. βThis has got to stop right now.β
βIn our hearts, we all know that if we let Hillaryβs opponent win this election, then we are sending a clear message to our kids that everything theyβre seeing and hearing is perfectly O.K. β we are validating it, we are endorsing it,β Michelle Obama said. βWeβre telling our sons that itβs O.K. to humiliate women-weβre telling our daughters that this is how they deserve to be treated; weβre telling all our kids that bigotry and bullying are perfectly acceptable in the leader of their country.β
βWe need to recover from our shock and depression and do what women have always done in this country,β Mrs. Obama said. β Donβt choose to stay home. We need you to roll up your sleeves, we need to get to work.β
Check out FLOTUS’s speech in it’s entirety here.