The View Erupts Over Michelle Obama Joke at UFC Event

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The view is pissed about Michelle Obama being called a man. Check this out.

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Last night, you know who celebrated his 80th birthday and an event billed as UFC Freedom 250, featuring cage matches on the south lawn of the White House. White House denies accusations that he's cashing in on the event saying, there's no conflict of interest because you know whose assets are in a trust managed by his kids.
If it's in a trust and I'm managing it, maybe he's not going to get no money. But if it's in a trust and his kids are managing it, they might get some money, he might get some money. But that's neither here nor there. There was also one fighter who used his victory speech to make a derogatory slur against former First Lady Michelle Obama. What did you make of yesterday's event?

**SPEAKER_4** (1:38)
I just, I do want to address the derogatory slur made about the former First Lady Michelle Obama because I think it's important to address. And we won't dignify what was said by repeating it, but you should look it up.
And I think the reason it's important is because for a long time, and the roots are in slavery, black women have been slurred and made to feel that they were unattractive, made to feel that they were masculine, made to feel that they were, they didn't have the femininity that a white woman would have. And so there's this intersectionality between race, racism and sexism that was on full display at the White House. The crowd laughed at the statement and the President of the United States smirked and that, and never addressed what was said. That is beneath the dignity of the office of the President of the United States and it's beneath the dignity of the American people.

**The Hodgetwins** (2:38)
You say this is beneath the dignity of the President of the United States. Well, what have y'all been calling this man for like the last 10, 12 years? All these horrible, y'all have called that man everything under the sun for like 10, 12, 14 years and you expect him to stand up for Michelle Obama who's called him every name under the sun? And y'all have said some things and y'all have laughed. Y'all have mocked those very, I mean, y'all have done the exact same thing as what happened last night at that UFC event. Exact same thing. It's like y'all want to hold Republicans to a high standard then you hold your own people. As far as Trump's trust goes, who writes the laws? Congress writes the laws. If they got a problem with how Trump is handling his trust, they should rewrite the laws, but they won't do that. Why? Because Democrats do the exact same thing.
Again, y'all holding Republicans to a high standard, but this has nothing to do with slavery. It's a blue crude joke. That's what it is. It has nothing to do with slavery. And you look at slavery and white folks, they've always found black women attractive. You're just making things up. How do you think I got here?

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**SPEAKER_7** (4:29)
You know, um, so, and I want us to hold on to that feeling of unity and joy and celebration of the best in America. And so I'll tell you, I didn't watch one second of that UFC fight because to me that does not celebrate America's 250th anniversary. That does not signify America's best values. And I'll tell you, you know, he is so obsessed with the Obamas, they live rent free in their head. But I'm going to tell you how I'm going to celebrate the 250th anniversary. Number one, I am going to on Thursday, is the opening of the Obama Center in Chicago.
And so, I'm going to be watching.