{"id":2328230,"date":"2024-08-21T09:46:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T13:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-obama-make-a-crude-joke-about-trump-moment-goes-viral-after-viewers-notice-his-hands\/"},"modified":"2024-08-21T09:51:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T13:51:14","slug":"did-obama-make-a-crude-joke-about-trump-moment-goes-viral-after-viewers-notice-his-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-obama-make-a-crude-joke-about-trump-moment-goes-viral-after-viewers-notice-his-hands\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Obama Make a Crude Joke About Trump? Moment Goes Viral After Viewers Notice His Hands"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdid-obama-make-a-crude-joke-about-trump-moment-goes-viral-after-viewers-notice-his-hands%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2328230&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>It seems like you&#8217;ve shared an excerpt discussing a\u2062 recent speech by former President Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention, wherein he made a controversial joke about former President \u2064Donald Trump\u2019s genitalia during a critique of Trump\u2019s behavior and past \u2063comments about crowd sizes. The commentary highlights\u200c the irony of Obama criticizing Trump for immaturity while engaging in a\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-kevin-mccarthy-plans-to-strip-ilhan-omar-off-foreign-affairs-eric-swalwell-and-adam-schiff-off-intelligence-committee\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 Kevin McCarthy Plans to Strip Ilhan Omar off Foreign Affairs, Eric Swalwell and Adam Schiff off Intelligence Committee\">crude joke<\/a> himself. <\/p>\n<p>This \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbc-under-fire-for-editing-out-christian-praise-by-texans-qb-c-j-stroud\/\" title=\"NBC criticized for censoring Christian praise by Texans QB C.J. Stroud\">incident sparked discussions<\/a> both in\u2063 media circles and among viewers, raising questions\u2062 about the standards of \u200bpolitical discourse and the behavior of political figures. The excerpt also touches on the media&#8217;s focus on crowd sizes during the ongoing campaign and how\u200d the Democratic campaign has attempted to showcase energy and momentum despite challenges.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d\u200d like to have a discussion or ask questions about \u200bspecific aspects of this topic, feel free to let me know!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Will whoever&rsquo;s in charge of the &ldquo;Days Without a Crude Joke by a Democrat Eminence&rdquo; counter please set it back to zero by Wednesday morning? Thanks in advance.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, just as the couch jokes regarding a fake internet rumor about Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-vance-quips-walz-finally-getting-combat-zone-experience-chicago-dnc-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J.D. Vance<\/a>, Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">running mate<\/a>, had died down, we have former President Barack Obama &mdash; a man who gets marketed as the soaring rhetorician of the Democratic Party and orator of our times &mdash; making a joke about former President Trump&rsquo;s genitalia.<\/p>\n<p>And not just anywhere, mind you. He did it on stage giving one of the biggest speeches at this year&rsquo;s Democratic National Convention.<\/p>\n<p>I suppose you can give Obama the benefit of plausible deniability, but it was clear what he meant when he made a crude hand gesture when talking about the size of Trump&rsquo;s, ahem, &ldquo;crowds.&rdquo; Nudge nudge, wink wink.<\/p>\n<p>The moment came, quite ironically, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-viral-forgetful-joe-moments-names-dates-and-the-pledge-of-allegiance\/\" title=\"9 Viral \u2018Forgetful Joe\u2019 Moments: Names, Dates And The Pledge Of Allegiance\">44th president<\/a> of the United States was railing against the 45th for his supposed immaturity.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Here&rsquo;s a 78-year-old billionaire who has not stopped whining about his problems since he rode down his escalator nine years ago,&rdquo; Obama said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It has been a constant stream of gripes and grievances that&rsquo;s actually been getting worse now that he&rsquo;s afraid of losing to Kamala,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s the childish nicknames. The crazy conspiracy theories. This &hellip; weird obsession with crowd sizes,&rdquo; Obama said, making a rather unmistakable hand gesture regarding, ahem, sizes as he did that, much to the delight of the audience:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Obama appears to make crude hand gesture while describing Trump&rsquo;s &lsquo;weird obsession&rsquo; with crowd sizes <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eevmLBwJcW\">https:\/\/t.co\/eevmLBwJcW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0kwgStLvTJ\">pic.twitter.com\/0kwgStLvTJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1826110991093927954?\">August 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Now, as much as there&rsquo;s a matter of plausible deniability here, there isn&rsquo;t much of one. After all, if you&rsquo;re the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-thrilled-learn-friend-cursed-obama-insider-campaign-coup-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">president of the United States<\/a> and you appear on stage at your party&rsquo;s convention not meaning to make a joke about someone&rsquo;s private parts and accidentally do, you break into the laughter to get beyond it.<\/p>\n<p>Alas, I&rsquo;m sure if he&rsquo;s asked about it, he&rsquo;ll insist that this was <em>totally<\/em> not what he meant when he gave the remarks. We only have the assumption that this is a 63-year-old millionaire claiming a 78-year-old billionaire is being childish and then being exponentially more childish than he could ever be.<\/p>\n<p>However, viewers at home certainly came to their own conclusions:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I cannot believe this moment happened&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u14mY9GD9E\">pic.twitter.com\/u14mY9GD9E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Yashar Ali &#128024; (@yashar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yashar\/status\/1826102962504216641?\">August 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Also, to be clear, the reason that crowd sizes are an issue in this campaign is that the media has decided that it is. These are posts from actual members of the media, not paid Democrat apparatchiks (although one admits it&rsquo;s sometimes hard to tell the difference):<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Long lines formed outside Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee today as attendees wait to enter a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LgwFmQ4cXJ\">pic.twitter.com\/LgwFmQ4cXJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Civic Media (@CivicMediaUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CivicMediaUS\/status\/1826018478983360739?\">August 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is the line outside of Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee just over an hour before Kamala Harris is scheduled to speak&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SQE5czy0Oh\">pic.twitter.com\/SQE5czy0Oh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Evan Casey (@ecaseymedia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ecaseymedia\/status\/1826025696294027659?\">August 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I was at the Kamala Harris\/Tim Walz rally in Philly today. I was there for work, conducting interviews with people before the rally started. We actually left shortly after Harris &amp; Walz took the stage. And this was the line of people still waiting to get in as I was leaving. &#128563; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DbF8I4sBDa\">pic.twitter.com\/DbF8I4sBDa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Polidoro (@Polidorable) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Polidorable\/status\/1821004090182176879?\">August 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Crowd size &mdash; as in, actual crowd size, not the new euphemism for genitalia bulk inaugurated by former President Barack Obama during his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-goes-off-script-dnc-speech-appease-pro-hamas-agitators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DNC speech<\/a> and, yes,&nbsp;<em>did I mention this was his DNC speech?<\/em> &mdash; has been used as a gauge by the media for the &ldquo;vibes&rdquo; the Kamala campaign has been generating.<\/p>\n<p>What they don&rsquo;t mention is that many of these events are little more than free concerts for popular artists like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-biggest-rally-yet-people-might-showing-someone-else\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Megan Thee Stallion<\/a> and Bon Iver, or that the Harris campaign has gotten caught trying to alter the optics of campaign events to make things look a lot more packed than it actually was:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If Kamala Harris was so popular, their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-bidens-performance-was-so-bad-people-started-to-wonder-if-he-hallucinated-audience-during-debate\/\" title=\"Watch: Biden&#039;s Performance Was So Bad, People Started to Wonder if He Hallucinated Audience During Debate\">campaign wouldn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t need to block this area off.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe they should invite another twerker to fill the stadium.<\/p>\n<p>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHQ?\">@KamalaHQ<\/a> doesn&rsquo;t want you to see this. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b5VxiYAI5y\">pic.twitter.com\/b5VxiYAI5y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steve &#127482;&#127480; (@SteveLovesAmmo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveLovesAmmo\/status\/1822079362012766246?\">August 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While one will concede that there&rsquo;s probably more good &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/espn-host-lauds-tim-walzs-different-kind-masculinity-promptly-gets-ripped-respected-reporter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vibes<\/a>&rdquo; around the Democratic campaign now that they&rsquo;ve managed to throw geriatric Uncle Joe off the side of the ship, it still remains to be seen whether this is a temporary phenomenon that subsides once Harris is introduced to some form of adversarial questioning, as one perfervidly hopes she will be sometime before the election.<\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s also another salient point in here &mdash; namely, that the Democrats accuse Trump of being petty and vulgar and childish while doing the&nbsp;<em>exact same things<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not as if this is anything new, after all, including during major speeches. For instance, Gov. Tim Walz, being introduced as Harris&rsquo; running mate earlier this month in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, decided to use the occasion to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-horrified-look-harris-face-walz-makes-dirty-joke-jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">make an obscene joke<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tim Walz on JD Vance: I can&rsquo;t wait to debate the guy. That is, if he&rsquo;s willing to get off the couch and show up. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JrQrSW8mUh\">pic.twitter.com\/JrQrSW8mUh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; jordan (@JordanUhl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JordanUhl\/status\/1820956160511635944?\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In case you don&rsquo;t get this, it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-check-sick-story-jd-vance-couch-leftist-lie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">involves a fake internet rumor<\/a> that J.D. Vance, Trump&rsquo;s running mate, wrote about having sexual congress with a couch in &ldquo;Hillbilly Elegy.&rdquo; Going into it any further will just make my brain hurt, so if you still don&rsquo;t get it, look it up. (Although not while you&rsquo;re eating.)<\/p>\n<p>What&rsquo;s ironic is that Walz&rsquo;s &ldquo;joke,&rdquo; such as it was, came at the end of a rally in which multiple Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/krassenstein\/status\/1820928046024568876\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> the Republicans &ldquo;weird&rdquo; &mdash; an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/29\/us\/tim-walz-minnesota-kamala-harris.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">insult<\/a> that traces its origin back to Walz himself.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s almost as if they&rsquo;re trying to see how much psychological projection they can get away with before they get called on it. &ldquo;Boy, aren&rsquo;t those Republicans weird and childish? I&rsquo;m totally normal and mature up here calling them out via a weird and childish sex joke! See?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Nice work all around, team. Can&rsquo;t wait to hear Kamala Harris&rsquo; speech, which presumably has been ghostwritten by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/howard-stern-rages-trump-says-supporters-drink-clorox-drop-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Howard Stern<\/a>. 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Thank you in advance. Just as the jokes about a fabricated internet rumor involving Sen. J.D. Vance, Donald Trump&#8217;s running mate, were starting to fade, former President Barack Obama\u2014who is often portrayed as the eloquent voice of the Democratic Party\u2014made an inappropriate joke about Trump\u2019s anatomy during one of his major speeches at this year&#8217;s Democratic National Convention. While one might argue that Obama could claim plausible deniability, his crude hand gesture while discussing Trump\u2019s \u201ccrowds\u201d made his intentions clear. Ironically, this moment occurred while he was criticizing Trump for being immature.<\/p>\n<p>Obama remarked on how \u201cHere\u2019s a 78-year-old billionaire who has not stopped whining about his problems since he rode down his escalator nine years ago,\u201d adding that Trump&#8217;s complaints have only intensified as he fears losing to Kamala Harris. He continued with comments on childish nicknames and bizarre conspiracy theories, punctuating these remarks with an unmistakable hand gesture regarding crowd sizes that amused the audience.<\/p>\n<p>Despite any claims of unintentional humor from Obama, it seems unlikely that someone in such a prominent position would accidentally make such a joke without meaning it in some way. If asked later about this incident, he would probably deny any intention behind it; however, viewers likely formed their own interpretations.<\/p>\n<p>The media&#8217;s focus on crowd sizes during this campaign stems from their own narratives rather than actual public interest or attendance figures at events featuring candidates like Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Reports show long lines forming outside venues where they spoke recently.<\/p>\n<p>Crowd size has become symbolic for gauging support for Harris&#8217;s campaign; however, many events are essentially free concerts featuring popular artists rather than political rallies alone. Additionally, there have been instances where her campaign attempted to manipulate perceptions of attendance at events.<\/p>\n<p>While there may be more positive energy surrounding Democrats now that Joe Biden is out of the picture (at least temporarily), it&#8217;s uncertain whether this will last once Harris faces tougher scrutiny before Election Day. Furthermore, Democrats often accuse Trump of being petty and vulgar while engaging in similar behavior themselves.<\/p>\n<p>This pattern isn&#8217;t new; even during significant speeches like when Gov. Tim Walz introduced Harris&#8217;s running mate earlier this month with an obscene joke referencing J.D. Vance\u2014a fake rumor suggesting he had inappropriate relations with furniture\u2014highlights how they project their criticisms onto Republicans while behaving similarly themselves.<\/p>\n<p>In summary: It appears there&#8217;s little self-awareness among Democrats regarding their conduct compared to those they criticize; we can only anticipate what Kamala Harris will say next\u2014and likely reset our crude joke counter yet again<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2328231,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/obama-hands.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6307,8507,5315,3634,37217],"class_list":["post-2328230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hands","tag-joke","tag-obama","tag-trump","tag-viral-moment"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/obama-hands.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2328230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328230\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2328231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2328230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2328230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2328230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}