Barack Obama’s speechwriter is revealing the former president’s dark humor side in his new book, with special reference to Donald Trump’s presidency and its links with the OJ acquittal.
Ben Rhodes is a name that has consistently worked for Barack Obama during the years between 2009 and 2017. Moreover, he recalled the exact moment when his ex-boss made shocking links between two very indifferent incidents.
In the new book titled ‘After the Fall,’ Obama mentioned how Trump is equivalent to a lot of white people what OJ’s acquittal represented to a number of black people. “You know it’s wrong but it feels so good,” he goes on to add.
This particular incident draws upon a particular experience regarding the White House, where it was argued that the US and the entire world had turned more authoritarian.
Many highlights were put upon NFL superstar OJ’s acquittal regarding his highly publicized murder trial from the year 1995.point 373 |
Moreover, some went as far as mentioning how it managed to divide the entire country with plenty of jubilant reactions from across the board, including members of the black community with plenty of disapproval from the white people too.point 198 | 1
According to polls carried out at an initial duration, many citizens from the black community held the opinion that Simpson did not murder his previous wife named Nicole Brown, and her close friend Ron Goldman.point 490 |
On the other hand, around 75% of the white population completely went against the verdict, disagreeing with it wholeheartedly too.point 111 | 1
After the trial was over, celebrations took place on the streets, right after 4 years from the brutal beating of Rodney King by the LA police department. This sparked massive outrage that comprised of around 5 days of complete rioting in the city of Los Angeles.
Moreover, OJ Simpson was found guilty for the stabbings, a discovery that came about via a civil lawsuit that was carried forward two years later. With that being said, the country’s split reaction to the initial trial remains to be a point of great fascination when it comes to the topic of racial inequity.