Former President and Mrs. Barack Obama have finally given a statement about the Harvey Weinstein allegations. They are “disgusted by the recent reports.”
NEW: Pres Obama & Michelle Obama say they're "disgusted by the recent reports about Harvey Weinstein." pic.twitter.com/9h4RnbegtB
— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) October 10, 2017
The wording of the opening sentence was rather curious. Almost as if their disgust is toward the reports.
Disgusted by the reports or the actual behavior?
— JDubbs (@dubbs0624) October 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/DonShappelle/status/917890998499409928
Looks like it took a whole ton of pressure to finally get the former president to speak about the issue.
Even CNN Is SLAMMING Obama For Silence On Weinstein [VIDEO] https://t.co/AW0wlxtbPj pic.twitter.com/20PX28Cr0k
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) October 10, 2017
Bless their hearts….. https://t.co/lDNZsycxrW
— coates (@coatescj88) October 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/Ig_Bricker/status/917892651642441728
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Yea right…5 days https://t.co/0RlBt1X7JX
— Teety (@teety1970) October 10, 2017
After also being called out for her silence, Hillary Clinton released a statement earlier on Tuesday with similar language.
That's IT? Hillary Clinton FINALLY speaks out about Harvey Weinstein — and it's PATHETIC https://t.co/wwHFSu1CEp
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 10, 2017
Nice to see they could finally muster a condemnation of someone with countless allegations of sexual harassment against him.
Great. Now about that $650K https://t.co/aqodon4JE1
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) October 10, 2017
Doubt we’ll be seeing anything happen with the money, though.
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