„It did not start with Donald Trump, it’s a symptom, not a cause, it benefits from the resentment that other politicians have been spreading for years.“
In the weeks leading up to the election, Obama engaged in public events for Democratic candidates. He criticized that the Trump government deliberately denies facts and twisted facts: „We have not experienced this in the recent past: politicians who lie unabashedly and shamelessly.“
Obama’s memoirs appear in the fall
But such public statements are the exception. Otherwise, Obama spends a lot of time at his desk in Washington’s villa district Kalorama, where the Obama’s stay at least until their younger daughter Sasha has finished high school. In autumn, Obama’s eagerly awaited memoirs are due to appear. The ex-president must make an effort, because of Michelle Obama’s bestseller „Becoming“ were sold more than ten million copies worldwide. Nevertheless, Obama recommends his wife’s book because it is so authentic.
Financially, both Obamas have long since taken care of. The couple got more than 60 million dollars for the two memoirs. Even with his previous books, Obama has earned more than eight million dollars. Much of the book revenue as well as the fees for public appearances flows into the Obama Foundation. Their goal is to motivate young people in the US and around the world to engage in civic engagement and take on political responsibility. Even Obama’s presidential library in Chicago and youth from disadvantaged areas are benefiting from the Obama’s millions in revenue.
Obama still very popular
Although both are rare in the public and rarely seen in Washington, they are still very popular. Obama was even at the top in a recent survey of which US president of the past decades was the best, just ahead of Reagan. In Trump’s time, it’s obviously a lot of Americans like Democratic Senator Cory Booker who recently complained, „I miss Obama, and I miss her husband, too.“
