{"id":2328330,"date":"2024-08-21T12:03:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T16:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-catches-strays-from-obamas-in-dual-speeches-praising-harris-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-21T12:06:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T16:06:23","slug":"biden-catches-strays-from-obamas-in-dual-speeches-praising-harris-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-catches-strays-from-obamas-in-dual-speeches-praising-harris-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden catches strays from Obamas in dual speeches praising Harris &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fbiden-catches-strays-from-obamas-in-dual-speeches-praising-harris-washington-examiner%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=2328330&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>During <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rigged-election-biden-won-477-counties-vs-obama-who-won-689-in-2012-yet-biden-magically-gained-13-million-more-votes-than-obama\/\" title=\"RIGGED ELECTION: Biden Won 477 Counties vs Obama Who Won 689 in 2012 - Yet Biden Magically Gained 13 Million More Votes Than Obama\">speeches<\/a> at\u2063 the Democratic National Convention, President Joe \u200cBiden faced indirect criticisms from former President \u2062Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle \u2062Obama. Both spoke highly of Kamala Harris, suggesting a shift \u2063in\u200d focus from Biden\u2019s presidency. Barack Obama\u2019s speech included subtle critiques,\u200b hinting at\u2062 doubts about Biden\u2019s viability following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-blames-age-for-poor-debate-performance-not-a-young-man-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden blames age for poor debate performance: \u2018Not a young man&#039; - Washington Examiner\">lackluster debate performance<\/a>.\u2063 He emphasized the need for a &#8220;new chapter&#8221; in America, increasingly pivoting \u200ctowards endorsing Harris. Michelle Obama was more \u200cdirect, invoking \u200bthemes of hope and renewal that seemed to imply dissatisfaction with both\u2063 the Trump and Biden administrations. Some aides felt that their remarks served as an \u200dimplicit\u2064 rebuke of Biden&#8217;s presidency, indicating a desire \u2062for a brighter future under\u2062 Harris. The dynamic between \u200dBiden and Obama has\u2063 been fraught, marked by moments of \u200ddiscord\u200c during their time in the White House.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden catches strays from Obamas in dual speeches praising Harris<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1734990\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> caught stray criticisms from former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Barack Obama\">Barack Obama<\/a> and former first lady <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michelle-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Michelle Obama<\/a> during their Democratic National Convention speeches Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The former president reportedly played a role in ousting Biden last month, with his skepticism of the viability of Biden&rsquo;s candidacy leaking after his lackluster debate performance. While Barack Obama devoted a significant amount of time to praising his former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a>, his DNC speech also contained veiled criticisms of him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Joe Biden kisses first lady Jill Biden after speaking at the Democratic National Convention on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;America&rsquo;s ready for a new chapter,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;America&rsquo;s ready for a better story We are ready for a President Kamala Harris.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Obama was much more overt in her criticisms.<\/p>\n<p>The former first lady began her speech by saying that &ldquo;something wonderfully magical is in the air &hellip; a familiar feeling that&rsquo;s been buried too deep for far too long.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She then twisted the knife, praising &ldquo;the contagious power of hope&rdquo; and the &ldquo;exhilaration of once again being on the cusp of a brighter day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The couple&rsquo;s remarks blurred the Trump and Biden years together in a way that irked some people close to the president.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was an implicit rebuke of the Biden era,&rdquo; one White House aide told <em>Politico<\/em>, saying that the implication was that the Trump and Biden presidencies were part of one long dark period.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s relationship with his former boss has been a contentious one. The two were not always on the same page when they were in the White House, and Biden was reportedly frustrated with the former president when he anointed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the next best hope to follow him in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Barack Obama was slow to endorse Biden, waiting until after Super Tuesday to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/04\/14\/us\/politics\/obama-endorses-biden.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>release<\/a> a video supporting his former vice president. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There was some speculation before Biden dropped out of the 2024 contest last month driven in part by Obama&rsquo;s reported behind-the-scenes movements to push him aside. Obama pushing Biden to throw in the towel was going to drive the president to dig his heels in even more on staying in the race, aides <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/07\/21\/biden-obama-2024-president-drop-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> <em>Axios <\/em>last month.<\/p>\n<p>The Obamas were the star speakers of the second night of the DNC, two of the biggest speakers of the entire convention. Other prominent speakers included second gentleman Douglas Emhoff, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and former Trump White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1734990\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1734990\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During their speeches at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night, President Joe Biden received indirect criticisms from former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama. Reports suggest that Barack Obama was involved in Biden&#8217;s recent decision to step back from the race, as his doubts about Biden&#8217;s candidacy became apparent following a disappointing debate performance. While Obama spent considerable time lauding his former vice president, his speech also included subtle critiques of him. He stated, &#8220;America\u2019s ready for a new chapter,&#8221; and expressed support for &#8220;President Kamala Harris.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Michelle Obama&#8217;s criticisms were more direct; she opened her speech by mentioning a &#8220;wonderfully magical&#8221; feeling returning after being suppressed for too long. She highlighted the &#8220;contagious power of hope&#8221; and the excitement of approaching a brighter future. Their comments seemed to merge the Trump and Biden administrations into one extended dark period, which unsettled some close to Biden. A White House aide described it as an implicit criticism of Biden&#8217;s presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s relationship with Obama has been fraught with tension; they often disagreed during their time in office, particularly when Obama endorsed Hillary Clinton as his successor in 2016\u2014a move that frustrated Biden. In 2019, Obama&#8217;s endorsement of Biden came only after Super Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Speculation arose regarding Obama&#8217;s influence on Biden\u2019s decision to withdraw from the 2024 race last month, suggesting that pressure from Obama may have made Biden more determined to remain in contention initially. The Obamas were prominent speakers on the second night of the DNC alongside other notable figures like Douglas Emhoff and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2328331,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Biden-Strays.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,4021,5315],"class_list":["post-2328330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-harris","tag-obama"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Biden-Strays.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328330","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2328330"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328330\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2328331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2328330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2328330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2328330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}