Former President Barack Obama on Thursday urged voters not to be “bamboozled” or “fooled” by one particular reason he’s heard about why people may vote for former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election.
“Some folks will be like, ‘Well, Donald Trump sent me a check during the pandemic,’” Obama noted during a campaign rally speech for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in Georgia.
Trump, now the Republican presidential nominee, did send out stimulus checks during the COVID-19 pandemic. And the then-president, whose handling of the public health crisis was widely slammed, insisted that they feature his signature.
Obama told the crowd, “Let me make sure you all understand this.”
Then he explained: “Joe Biden sent you a check during the pandemic just like I gave people relief during the Great Recession. The thing is, we didn’t put our name on it because it wasn’t about feeding our egos, it wasn’t about advancing our politics, it was about helping people. That’s the difference.”
“Don’t you give him credit for that. Come on,” he added.
Watch Obama’s comments here: