Obama: ‘Defund the Police’ Slogan Loses ‘a Big Audience the Minute You Say It’
Former President Barack Obama is sharing how he thinks the “snappy” slogans such as “defund the police” lose a “big audience.” Speaking with Peter Hamby on Snapchat’s “Good Luck America,” set to air in part on Wednesday…
Former President Barack Obama is sharing how he thinks the “snappy” slogans such as “defund the police” lose a “big audience.”
Speaking with Peter Hamby on Snapchat’s “Good Luck America,” set to air in part on Wednesday morning, Obama said, “You lost a big audience the minute you say it, which makes it a lot less likely that you’re actually going to get the changes you want done,” according to Axios.
He added, “The key is deciding, do you want to actually get something done, or do you want to feel good among the people you already agree with?”
Obama also addressed why he thinks President Donald Trump gained support among young Black men in the 2020 presidential election.
The former president said, “I think men generally are more susceptible to public figures who act tough, try to project a stereotypical macho style. I don’t think Black men are immune to that any more than white or Hispanic men are.”
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“Defund the police” was a chant that was widely used over the summer by protestors following the death of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis police.
A mural reading “Defund the Police” was