NBC Nightly News, out of the blue: "Some Democrats have speculated that Michelle Obama could be a

[betsuni]

potential replacement" for Biden because polls show "most Americans are concerned about his age and mental fitness." No details about who is speculating, nothing except a random weird comment that had nothing to do with anything.

Where did THAT come from? Who doesn't know Michelle Obama doesn't like politics and would NEVER run?

[bucolic_frolic]

1. So they're putting the issue out there and know it's not serious

If they were floating an actual high-level politician I would be concerned to some degree. Though this may be a trial balloon.

[betsuni]

5. Last time I heard it was 2020 when Michael Moore predicted that only a beloved celebrity like Oprah

or Michelle Obama or Tom Hanks could win the election against Trump. Really strange.

[FarPoint]

2. Probably came from some misinformation media troll farm in Iran or Russia...

..I myself just don't think twice about weird speculations... Joe Biden is doing fine....he has excelled in the Primaries...

Now tRump...he is loosing his grey matter and can't butter bread half the time...there are concerns there.

tRump will be the GOP Presidential Candidate and will NOT WIN.....Joe Biden will be the Next President of USA in November...Biden Wins.

[betsuni]

4. Bizarre that it was reported as if it were a real story.

[FarPoint]

10. I believe we will be seeing a full fledged assault of misinformation until the election.

Even reputable media's like NBC as noted in OP jump on a thought without verification...not journalism protocols being employed...

From what I know in general...Michelle Obama is happy as punch staying out of politics...If she was going to do something...she herself would schedule an interview or news conference...

[John Shaft]

14. The media isn't reputable, though.

Not any of them, not even MSNBC.

[Think. Again.]

6. So the possibility of one black women President isn't enough of a threat?

...the media needs TWO threats of Democrats giving us black women as Presidents?

[FarPoint]

12. I believe you are correct...

thus the troll media farms push this nonsense....It's obvious VP Harris is who would rise up if needed

See...we can process the misinformation successfully.

[no_hypocrisy]

7. Couple of things:

1. That meme has been put out for a while by MAGAts to get more of them to the polls to vote for TSF.

2. Michelle Obama has been quite vocal that she's had it "with politics". She couldn't be coaxed to run.

[betsuni]

9. Really disgusting.

[Takket]

8. A few people "throwing out hypothetical ideas" to each other is NOT the same thing

As a course of action. I’m sure there are a few rethugs who have discussed someone like mitt Romney running but he’s not running and the party is fully behind drumpf in the primaries, so why would that even be newsworthy?

It is nothing but shit stirring to put people off Biden.

[getagrip_already]

11. Fox and fiends discussed it i believe...

I heard it on a podcast. Might have been Stephanie Miller. They were talking about how ridiculous it was.

So that was probably the source, or one of them. Just rw trolling. Picked up by left wing idiots.

[onenote]

13. They reported it because Michelle Obama put out a statement that she wasn't interested

It was a perfectly legitimate for the news to report on the statement she made. If she hadn't put out the statement, there would have been nothing to report. And, to be honest, reporting on her statement, which included a strong endorsement of Biden, was a good thing.

[betsuni]

15. No, the way it was reported was that Democrats had suggested she run and tonight

she put out a statement that she had no interest. "Tonight" as in after the suggestion she run.

[bigtree]

16. exactly

...this is obvious trolling.

Let's not just be naive about clear rw racebaiting. This one intends to undermine our VP.

Acyn @Acyn
Baier: We heard from Michelle Obama's staff today that she is not running for president.

Watters: If you read between the lines, she's not saying she wouldn't agree to be drafted at the convention. She is saying she is not running for president. So there is a chance.

[muriel_volestrangler]

17. Please, contact NBC with the exact time this was said, and ask them to prove it was "Democrats" or to withdraw it

It's made up, and NBC shouldn't get away with that. They should name the "Democrats" for such a bizarre claim.

[betsuni]

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