Obama called out by progressives for not doing enough to counter Trump

Some liberals reportedly privation erstwhile President Obama to bash much amid President Donald Trump's 2nd term, accusing the erstwhile president of sacrificing his "megaphone."  

"There are galore grandmas and Rachel Maddow viewers who person been much vocal successful this infinitesimal than Barack Obama has," co-founder of the Progressive Change Institute, Adam Green, told the Atlantic.

Obama campaigned alongside erstwhile President Biden earlier helium dropped retired of the contention and besides stumped for erstwhile Vice President Kamala Harris erstwhile she became the nominee. The erstwhile president spoke retired against Trump successful April astatine an lawsuit successful New York, but has mostly remained retired of the spotlight since Trump won. 

"It is heartbreaking," Green said, "to spot him sacrificing that megaphone erstwhile cipher other rather has it."

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Former President Barack Obama addresses the Obama Foundation's 2024 Democracy Forum connected December 5, 2024, successful Chicago, Illinois.  ((Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images))

Obama accused the Trump medication of trying to destruct the post-World War II planetary bid astatine the April lawsuit earlier suggesting sacrifice mightiness beryllium indispensable to combat backmost against Trump.

"It has been casual during astir of our lifetimes to accidental you are a progressive, oregon accidental you are for societal justice, oregon accidental you are for escaped speech, and not person to wage a terms for it… And present we’re successful 1 of those moments when… it’s not capable conscionable to accidental you’re for something. You whitethorn really person to bash thing and perchance sacrifice a small bit," Obama said.

"Should Obama get retired and bash more? Yes, please," Democratic media advisor Tracy Sefl told the Atlantic. 

"Help us," she said. "We’re sinking implicit here."

The Obama Foundation did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.

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Former President Barack Obama gestures to Democratic statesmanlike nominee Vice President Kamala Harris aft introducing her to talk during a run rally for Harris connected Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, successful Clarkston, Ga.  (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

The erstwhile Democratic president besides weighed successful connected the back-and-forth betwixt Harvard and the Trump medication successful a station to societal media successful April, praising his alma mater for lasting up against the president. 

Eric Schultz, an advisor to Obama, told the Atlantic that the erstwhile president is cautious astir the issues helium weighs successful on.

"We effort to sphere his dependable truthful that erstwhile helium does speak, it has impact," Schultz said. "There is simply a dilution origin that we’re precise alert of."

Obama's erstwhile Attorney General Eric Holder told The Atlantic that the erstwhile president was retired determination opposing Trump, but said Democrats needed to beryllium cautious not to "regularize" him.

"Should helium bash more? Everybody tin person their opinions," Holder said. "The 1 happening that ever benignant of pisses maine disconnected is erstwhile radical accidental he’s not retired there, oregon that he’s not doing things, that he’s conscionable retired, and we ne'er perceive from him. If you f------ look, folks, you would spot that he’s retired there."

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Some connected the near person criticized Obama for not speaking retired capable against President Donald Trump.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Jon Favreau, a erstwhile Obama speechwriter and co-host of "Pod Save America," told the outlet that the Democratic Party needed caller stardom but added that if Trump attempted to run for a 3rd term, helium would beg the erstwhile president to beryllium the party's standard-bearer again. 

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"The enactment needs caller rising stars, and they request the country to fig retired however to conscionable this moment, conscionable similar Obama figured retired however to conscionable the infinitesimal 20 years ago," helium said. "Unless, of course, Trump tries to tally for a 3rd term, successful which lawsuit I’ll beryllium begging Obama to travel retired of retirement."