During a virtual commencement address for historically black colleges and universities, former President Barack Obama once again made a subtle dig at the current President Donald Trump. The first African-American president of the United States told the new graduates that the "folks in charge" do not always know what to do, which seem to hit how the Trump administration handles the COVID-19 pandemic.
Barack Obama has been criticizing how Donald Trump and his government deal with the COVID-19 pandemic that continuously grapples the country. However, this time, he never mentioned the name of Melania Trump's husband, but seemed to be throwing shades at him.
In his speech that CNN noted, the 44th President explained the global health crisis fully revealed what the people in charge do behind the curtain. Some of them think they know what they are doing, while others do not even need to pretend that they are overseeing the problem. He then said that it is now up to this new generation of graduates if the world will be a better place.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany came to Donald Trump's defense and bragged his works, saying that his coronavirus response is "unprecedented and has saved lives." However, Barack Obama then said during LeBron James' Graduate Together special that those adults who they think are in charged and know what they are doing do not have all the answers at all. They do not even know the right questions to ask.
The statements of Michelle Obama's husband come after he privately criticized the 45th President's response to the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. He described it as "an absolute chaotic disaster" in a phone call with his former staffer and administration alums earlier this month.
According to BBC, in the past 24 hours, the U.S. once again tallied more than 1,200 deaths due to coronavirus. The total death toll is now over 89,000, which is the highest in the world. The confirmed cases, on the other hand, are at 1.52 million.
Aside from the U.S. health system, the COVID-19 pandemic also has a significant impact on black communities in the country. According to Barack Obama, the disease just put a light on the "underlying inequalities and extra burdens" that the black communities have to deal with in the U.S.
African Americans have an excessive number of coronavirus deaths and hospitalizations in the country. The racial inequalities also become apparent, especially with the killing of a black man named Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed black jogger who was shot and killed by two white men in February.
