Barack Obama Blasts Trump's Policies and Urges Vote for Mikie Sherrill

Call to Action: Vote for Mikie Sherrill

• 🗳️ Tomorrow is the last day of early voting in New Jersey; make a plan to vote on Election Day, November 4th, by visiting nj.gov/vote.
• 📣 Get friends and family to vote to elect a leader who will build a better, stronger, brighter future for New Jersey.

Critique of Trump's Presidency

• 🚨 Obama highlights a "fresh batch of lawlessness and carelessness and mean-spiritedness" from the White House, including using the Justice Department to target political opponents.
• ⚠️ Criticizes the firing of decorated military officers for perceived disloyalty and the deployment of the National Guard for non-existent crime waves.
• 🚫 Mentions masked ICE agents detaining people, including US citizens, based on suspicion of not looking "real."
• 🧪 Points to the HHS Secretary opposing science and peddling quack medicine, and a White House aide labeling Democrats as "domestic extremists."
• 🎃 Compares the daily news cycle to "all tricks and no treats," noting that the situation is worse than expected.

Economic Concerns and Trump's Policies

• 📉 Obama argues that despite voters' frustrations with inflation and high gas prices, these issues have not improved, while Trump and his family have profited hundreds of millions.
• 💸 Foreign nationals and wealthy individuals have invested in Trump's ventures, and his billionaire friends and corporations have seen tax cuts and reduced regulation.
• 📈 For ordinary families, costs have increased due to Trump's "shambolic tariff policy," and entry-level hiring is down 16%.
• 📉 Hundreds of thousands of federal employees lost jobs to fund tax cuts, government shutdowns suspend small business loans, and healthcare premiums are projected to double or triple.
• 🏛️ Republicans in Congress are criticized for not showing up or attempting to solve problems, while the President focuses on superficial issues like paving the Rose Garden and building a ballroom.

Contrasting Visions for America

• 🎯 Obama contrasts two stories of America: one that believes in a cast system based on race, family, or religion, and another that champions "we the people" meaning all of us, defined by commitment to a common creed and civic responsibility.
• ✊ The latter story, he states, has been advanced through generations of struggle, sacrifice, and movements for abolition, suffrage, civil rights, and union organizing.
• 🗣️ He expresses deep concern about the weakening of democratic rules and norms, the abdication of Congress's role, and the Supreme Court's apparent unwillingness to check excesses.
• 💰 Worries about the concentration of economic power and its distortion of the political process, with leaders bending to autocratic impulses.
• 🇺🇸 The "Make America Great Again" narrative is framed as a return to a hierarchical system where power is concentrated and fear is used to divide people.

Mikie Sherrill's Qualifications and Platform

• 👩‍✈️ Sherrill is highlighted as a former Navy helicopter pilot, law school graduate, federal prosecutor, and mother of four, demonstrating a mission-oriented leader with no time for excuses.
• ✅ As governor, she will focus on educating children for future jobs, protecting consumers, providing a safety net for seniors, and investing in infrastructure and research.
• 💡 Sherrill plans to declare a state of emergency on her first day to lower utility costs by increasing energy supply and challenging the state's grid operator.
• 🏫 She has plans for more physical and mental health resources in schools, holding tech companies accountable for online safety, and investing in high-impact tutoring.
• 🤝 Sherrill will work with and listen to everyone, believing in the ability to disagree without demonizing.
• 🚀 Her opponent is criticized for his three losses, his alignment with Donald Trump (receiving a "100% mega" endorsement), and giving the Trump administration an "A" grade.
• ⚖️ Obama urges voters to choose a governor who will think for herself, work for the people, create jobs, lower costs, and bring people together.

The Power of Citizenship and Voting

• 🌟 Obama emphasizes that real change in America has always come from ordinary people joining together.
• 🗳️ He stresses that elections matter and that citizens have the power to change the country by voting for leaders who believe in a better story of America.
• 📣 Urges everyone to get friends and family to vote, stating that meeting this moment and believing in change will not only elect Mikie Sherrill but also set a glorious example for the nation.