Barack Obama smoothly handled a heckler at a Newark rally on Nov 1, supporting NJ gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill (polls show her leading Republican Jack Ciattarelli by single digits).
Heckler yelled; Obama replied: “Oh, I love you, but hold on. I heard you, girl. Just settle down. I’m here to talk to everybody, not just you. I mean, you look cute. But I’m married. Michelle’s fine too.”
The moment went viral on X, with praise like: “Obama is smooth, funny and effortlessly human” and “Barack Obama they could never make me hate you.”
Obama, still politically active due to frustration with Trump and lack of strong Democratic leaders, criticized Trump’s policies as “worse than even I expected,” noting voters backed him despite warnings, driven by economic frustrations like inflation and housing costs.
