Michelle Obama warns of women becoming 'collateral damage' at Harris rally in Michigan

Democratic Presidential nominee US Vice President Kamala Harris and Former US first lady Michelle Obama attend a rally in Kalamazoo, Michigan, October 26, 2024.

At a rally in Michigan for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris on Saturday, former first lady Michelle Obama warned potential Trump voters that women were at risk of becoming "collateral damage to your rage" as Republicans curtail access to lifesaving healthcare under the guise of restricting abortion.

Michelle Obama challenged men to support Kamala Harris' bid to be America's first female president, warning at a rally in Michigan on Saturday that women's lives would be at risk if Donald Trump returned to the White House.

The former first lady described the assault on abortion rights as the harbinger of dangerous limitations on healthcare for women. Some men may be tempted to vote for Trump because of their anger at the slow pace of progress, Obama said, but “your rage does not exist in a vacuum.”

”If we don’t get this election right, your wife, your daughter, your mother, we as women will become collateral damage to your rage,” Obama said. “So are you as men prepared to look into the eyes of the women and children you love and tell them you supported this assault on our safety?”

The rally in Kalamazoo was Obama’s first appearance on the campaign trail since she spoke at the Democratic National Convention over the summer, and her remarks were searing and passionate in their support of Harris.

“I lay awake at night wondering, 'What in the world is going on?'” she said.


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