People Are Losing Their Minds Over Barack Obama's "Crowd Size" Joke

    When they go low...we go to penis jokes.

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    Last night was the highly anticipated day two of the Democratic National Convention, which saw a music-filled roll call and speeches by both Michelle and Barack Obama.

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    Arguably, Michelle's speech far surpassed her husband's...

    It’s insane that Barack Obama is not even the best public speaker in his marriage

    — Julia Claire (@ohJuliatweets) August 21, 2024
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    ...but a moment in Obama's call-to-action caught the internet's attention for being out of character for the "when they go low, we go high" couple.

    I cannot believe this moment happened… pic.twitter.com/u14mY9GD9E

    — Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) August 21, 2024
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    And that was when Obama may or may not have told a dick joke.

    That was a dick joke, right? Barack Obama just did a dick joke. Lol

    — Imani Gandy (Orca’s Version) ⚓️ (@AngryBlackLady) August 21, 2024
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    You see, during his speech, Obama recounted former president Donald Trump's behavior, saying, "There's the childish nicknames; the crazy conspiracy theories."

    Barack Obama is giving a speech in front of a blue background. He is wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and light-colored tie, smiling broadly at the audience
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    Then he pauses before suggestively opening his hands as if to measure the distance between them, illustrating, "This weird obsession with crowd sizes."

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    The former president looks up from his hands in feigned surprise, having told what many online have taken to be a comically-timed joke about Trump's insistence on having the largest rally crowd sizes essentially being a penis-measuring contest.

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    During his 2024 campaign, Trump compared his Jan. 6 crowd size to that of Martin Luther King Jr.'s turnout for his "I Have a Dream" speech.

    The stadium immediately broke into laughter following Obama's delivery, and the internet couldn't help but join in:

    Oh he gonna be maddddddddd at that crowd size joke

    — Naima Cochrane (@naima) August 21, 2024
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    Trump is going to perseverate about Obama’s dick joke for the rest of his life

    — Laura Bassett (@LEBassett) August 21, 2024
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    pic.twitter.com/i6yo3xi3V1

    — mike taddow (@MikeTaddow) August 21, 2024
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    If I send you this there won’t be a date number two pic.twitter.com/GnTU47WbZf

    — Sarah Spain (@SarahSpain) August 21, 2024
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    how much $5 at Subway used to get you vs how much it gets you now pic.twitter.com/ClkxI0RFr7

    — Adam (@adamgreattweet) August 21, 2024
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    The moment that will haunt Trump til his last breath. pic.twitter.com/a9wkHqxE8M

    — Brian McBride (@BrianDMcBride) August 21, 2024
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