A picture of a 23-year-old woman smoking a cigarette isn’t the kind of thing that usually goes viral on any given day but not if the woman is Sasha Obama.
Again, we are also aware that this year’s US presidential election campaign isn’t just a typical one.
That implies that it’s fair game for political fodder if the woman in the picture is the daughter of a former US president and is endorsing a candidate who also happens to be black.
The children of presidents and vice presidents, including Barron Trump, the 18-year-old son of former President Donald Trump; Sasha Obama, the 23-year-old daughter of former President Barack Obama; Ella Emhoff, the 25-year-old stepdaughter of Vice President Kamala Harris; and Hunter Biden, the 54-year-old son of President Joe Biden, were featured in a collage of pictures that a user posted on X on September 13.
We are not the same
One raised by Donald and Melania Trump
One raised by the Obamas
One raised by the Bidens
One raised by the Harris’
Which parents you taking? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/1rAJC0vgIq— 👉M-Û-R-Č-H👈 (@TheEXECUTlONER_) September 13, 2024Related stories
The image captioned, “We are not the same. Which parents are you taking? One raised by Donald and Melania Trump, one by the Obamas, one by the Bidens, and one by the Harris.”
The tweet received over 8 million views and thousands of comments were dropped.
Many of the comments were from people who believed that the comparison was absurd, particularly because the Obama girls, who led scandal-free lives for their eight years in the White House, are now adults with college degrees who are making every effort to avoid the limelight.
However, as the day wore on, several X users shared their differing perspectives regarding the tweet but the discussion around the Obama girls quickly deteriorated.
While some users attacked Sasha’s and her sister, others defended them. Some even ventured to make speculations.
The following are some comments made on X.
