Karl Rove calls Michelle Obama 2024 theories ‘pure lunacy’

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Karl Rove calls Michelle Obama 2024 theories ‘pure lunacy’

Republican strategist Karl Rove shut down speculation, often permeated on the far right, that former first lady Michelle Obama will replace President Biden in the 2024 election, calling it “pure lunacy.”  Rove was reacting to the idea that Michelle Obama, former President Obama’s wife and one of the most popular Democrats in the country, could…

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Karl Rove shoots down far-right Michelle Obama conspiracy theory: 'It's pure lunacy'

One of the conspiracy theories that has been popping up in MAGA media outlets is that Democratic operatives are planning to replace President Joe Biden with former First Lady Michelle Obama in the 2024 presidential election. Biden, according to the theory, will withdraw from the race — and Democrats will rally around Obama as their nominee.But during a Wednesday, November 7 appearance on right-wing Fox News, veteran GOP strategist Karl Rove shot…

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‘Pure Lunacy!’ Karl Rove Goes Off After Fox Host Asks About Michelle Obama Replacing Biden

Karl Rove dismissed claims that former First Lady Michelle Obama would replace President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee, noting it was "pure lunacy."

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Karl Rove mocks persistent MAGA claims that Michelle Obama will run for president: "This is a weird obsession of the conspiratorial right, and it's just lunacy"