{"id":9104,"date":"2025-01-20T00:05:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T00:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=9104"},"modified":"2025-01-20T00:05:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T00:05:07","slug":"obama-caught-in-telling-moment-during-hypocritical-forum-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=9104","title":{"rendered":"Obama Caught In \u2018Telling\u2019 Moment During \u2018Hypocritical\u2019 Forum Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Barack Obama faced backlash during his speech at the Obama Foundation\u2019s 2024 Democracy Forum for claims about Republicans that critics said mirrored his own party\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n<p>Obama accused Republicans of \u201cstacking the deck,\u201d suppressing votes, politicizing the military, and weaponizing the justice system\u2014remarks some viewed as hypocritical, given similar actions attributed to Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Obama\u2019s brief pause mid-speech, where he appeared to self-censor, drew attention on social media, with critics like Kevin Sorbo and conservative commentator Collin Rugg highlighting the moment as revealing.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, reports suggest Obama and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pressured President Joe Biden to abandon his reelection bid after a poor debate performance against now-President-elect Donald Trump. 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