Barack Obama claims that Republicans have wrongly portrayed white males as "victims" in a bit to secure votes.
Per The Guardian, Obama made the comments in a recent appearance on The Breakfast Club on Wednesday (November 25), while promoting his newly-published memoir A Promised Land.
Obama previously gave the following advice to incumbent Republican President Donald Trump:
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The former POTUS claimed that this politically-motivated complex of white martyrdom was part of the reason why incumbent President Donald Trump received more than 73 million votes in the 2020 elections.
Speaking with radio host DJ Envy, Obama stated:
"What's always interesting to me is the degree to which you've seen created in Republican politics the sense that white males are victims.
"They are the ones who are under attack – which obviously doesn't jive with both history and data and economics. But that's a sincere belief that's been internalized. That’s a story that’s being told, and how you unwind that is going to be not something that is done right away."
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Obama also spoke about some of the pressures he faced under his administration to empower black communities and fight racial prejudice and inequality, stating:
"When I was elected there was so much excitement and hope, and I also think we generally view the presidency as almost like a monarchy in the sense of once the president’s there, he can just do whatever needs to get done and if he’s not doing it, it must be because he didn’t want to do it."
Take a look at the full interview in the video below:
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He continued: "The issue is sometimes we just didn't go around advertising that. Because, again, the goal here is to build coalitions where everybody is getting something so they all feel like they have a stake in it.
"But a lot of my policies were targeted towards people most in need. Those folks are disproportionately African-American."
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This interview comes not long after Obama made disparaging comments towards Donald Trump, joking in an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that the Republican leader may have to be removed from the White House by Navy SEALs, due to his refusal to concede and allegations of voter fraud on the part of the Democrats.