Michelle Obama: “I am sick of all the chaos, and the nastiness of our politics. It’s exhausting.”
By Reuters
24 September 2018 |
9:56 am
Former First lady Michelle Obama launched a campaign to encourage people to vote, telling a crowd of supporters in Las Vegas Sunday "Because believe me, I am frustrated too. I am sick of all the chaos, and the nastiness of our politics. It's exhausting. And frankly it is depressing."
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