President Obama gives back-to-back virtual graduation speeches, to historically black colleges and to high school students nationwide.
Former President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will deliver commencement speeches as part of virtual graduation ceremonies for the class of 2020.
An Obama aide said Saturday that the former president was “aware of and flattered by the viral campaign,” but that his commencement plans were made in response to a broader “deluge of requests from institutions, school systems and other organizations.” A third event is slated for June 6, when Obama and his wife Michelle will participate in a star-studded graduation celebration via YouTube. Other participants in the eclectic lineup include Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former Defense Secretary Bob Gates and Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani women’s education activist who won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.In his speech to black college and university graduates, Obama did not mention Trump.
Obama also criticized the Justice Department for asking a judge to drop charges against Trump’s first national security advisor,“Our basic understanding of the rule of law is at risk,” Obama said.
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