Obama Admonishes Black Men Over Tepid Support for Harris

‘You just aren’t feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you’re coming up with other alternatives and reasons for that,’ Obama said.

Obama stumps for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania on Oct. 10, 2024. Getty Images via NTD

Former President Barack Obama on Oct. 10 addressed concerns among black men who are hesitant to support the Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, suggesting such hesitancy is because Harris is a woman.

Obama made his first surrogate appearance during the 2024 election at a rally in Pittsburgh on Oct. 10, where he compared Harris to her rival—the Republican presidential nominee and Obama’s successor, former President Donald Trump—and urged supporters to turn out to vote.