‘Sent These Mofos Into Overdrive’: #BecauseObama Trends Online After Some Say Donald Trump’s Second Win Is a Result of White Resentment from First Black President

Was the re-election of a former president intent on getting retribution against his political rivals made possible by lingering white resentment of the nation’s first Black president? According to some political observers, that rage is at least partly responsible for Trump II: Donald’s Revenge, the sequel many fear will be far worse than the original. The tagline #becauseObama was trending on X Thursday afternoon, although interpretations of that meme varied. Former U.S. presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama A post by The Neighborhood Publicist, which had registered nearly 200,000 views as of late Thursday afternoon, captured the gloomy mood shared by many online progressives: “Having Obama as President was not worth what has come with it. That sh-t sent these mofos into overdrive. They were crazy before that, but the minute he won, something shifted so drastically in this country, and we are paying for it.” Barack Obama regret may not be widely shared, but those who view Trump’s re-election as a validation of America’s worst impulses can’t help but wonder if the promise of Obama’s election is worth the pain of four more years of Trump. It’s an opinion based on the belief that the president-elect’s support is rooted...