Michelle Obama to young voters: ‘You have to vote for Kamala Harris’
Michelle Obama went on social media to share a “message to all the young people out there,” encouraging them to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris as the next president of the United States.
“Look, I know it’s easy to feel what we do doesn’t matter. Like the world’s problems are too big and complicated to tackle. Like nothing’s ever going to change at all," she said in a video, pointing to contentious issues like reproductive health rights and climate change.
"That’s exactly why you have to vote: because we need a better leader than Donald Trump. We simply cannot afford another four years of his incompetence, weakness, and division," she added.
The former first lady goes on to say that Harris is the opposite — suggesting that the Democratic presidential candidate will "expand your freedoms" and "protect the planet."
"While he denigrates anyone who is different than him, while he looks out only for himself, Kamala will be a president for all Americans. I know she will listen to you. And that’s why you have to vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz on November the 5th,” she said, before urging young people to make a plan to vote on Election Day.
-ABC News' Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, Fritz Farrow and Will McDuffie