Michelle Obama criticizes President Trump in his memoirs

In her highly anticipated memoir, "Becoming", Obama says that she reacted in shock to Trump's election in 2016 and tried to "block all this".

"Becoming" will be released Tuesday, but the Associated Press has bought a copy earlier. The former first lady will begin a book tour in ten cities on the day of the publication of the memoir. She will open her doors in her hometown of Chicago, at the United Center, as part of an event hosted by Oprah Winfrey.

Obama is tearing Trump apart specifically for his behavior towards women. She denounces him on the infamous "Access Hollywood" cassette of 2005, which was published a few weeks before the 2016 elections, in which he boasted of having sexually assaulted women.

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She also criticizes him for his debate behavior with 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. She refers to Trump trying to "hunt down" Clinton by following her on the stage and "trying to diminish her presence," said the AP.

Obama infects Trump's message, which she conveys in dark characters: "I can hurt you and get out of it."

The book covers many other topics. In a previously published press release, the publisher stated that the former first lady, highly admired, who had not commented exhaustively on her years at the White House, would use "a foolproof honesty and a keen spirit "in her research" public and private "by telling her the whole story as she lived it – in her own words and in her own words …" To become " is the profoundly personal calculation of a woman of soul and substance that has constantly challenged expectations – and whose history urges us to do the same. "

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According to the AP, Obama writes about racist comments about her, as well as about her marriage to Barack, including her early struggles in her marriage, as her political career required her to stay away from home. .

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The couple met with a counselor a handful of times, she said, knowing that she was more "responsible for her happiness" than she thought. "That was my pivot point," says Obama. "My moment of self-arrest."

After Chicago, the tour, scheduled in the big arenas, will move to Los Angeles, Washington, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Detroit, Denver, San Francisco and Dallas. Reese Witherspoon and Sarah Jessica Parker, as well as Obama and Live Nation donate 10% of tickets to local charities, schools and community groups so that some fans can attend for free.

"Becoming" is the product of a memorandum of understanding concluded in 2017 by Michelle and Barack Obama with the publishing giant, Penguin Random House. It would have cost more than $ 60 million. Barack Obama's book is expected for next year and the Obama announced that they would make a significant donation to charity, including the Obama Foundation.

In May, the very powerful couple also signed an agreement with Netflix for the production of television series and movies.

When Obama revealed the book jacket on Instagram in May, she added a message: "I'm delighted to share BECOMING's cover with you. The process of writing this book has been very meaningful and enlightening for me personally. As I prepare to share BECOME THIS Fall, I hope you will also think about your own story and hope it will help you become the one you aspire to. Your story is what you have, what you will always have. It's something to own. "

Contribute: The Associated Press

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