Former President Barack Obama faced backlash during his speech at the Obama Foundation’s 2024 Democracy Forum for claims about Republicans that critics said mirrored his own party’s actions. Obama accused Republicans of “stacking the deck,” suppressing votes, politicizing the military, and weaponizing the justice system—remarks some viewed as hypocritical, given similar actions attributed to Democrats.
Former President Barack Obama faced backlash during his speech at the Obama Foundation’s 2024 Democracy Forum for claims about Republicans that critics said mirrored his own party’s actions. Obama accused Republicans of “stacking the deck,” suppressing votes, politicizing the military, and weaponizing the justice system—remarks some viewed as hypocritical, given similar actions attributed to Democrats.
