Shaniqua McClendon runs ‘Crooked Media’ the organization behind the ‘Pod Save America’ podcast, which features the former Obama staffers known as the ‘Obama Bros.’
She recently appeared on MSNBC and suggested that Obama should be more active and vocal as a former president. She went so far as to suggest that Obama should hold a press conference and respond every time that President Trump says or does something ‘crazy.’
McClendon may not realize it but her comments demonstrate how utterly lost the Democrats are as a party. Obama has been out of office for almost a decade, and here she is pleading with him to step in with a virtual shadow presidency to save them from Trump. In ten years, Democrats have been unable to produce a leader who can command attention from the media or the public as Obama did.
Instead of recognizing this as one of the main problems for their party, McClendon and other Democrats simply want to turn back the clock and go back to the days when Obama led them.
Jason Cohen of the Daily Caller captured this moment on Twitter/X and pulls some of her quotes in the segment:
“I think if we are in a moment of crisis — and if you’ve ever led this country — you should still care about this country enough to be out there.”
“I’ve had this crazy thought that if every time Donald Trump did something crazy or said something crazy, Barack Obama should have like a press conference or something.”
“Most Democrats are not Barack Obama. They can’t command attention the way he can.”
“We are in a really dire situation.”
If you watch the entire clip below, you will notice that at one point, McClendon says: “Our rights are being taken away every day.” Really? Which rights are being taken away? That is exactly the kind of insane rhetoric that the left spouts constantly with zero pushback from the media.
Watch:
NEW: MSNBC Panelist Shaniqua McClendon says Dems so *DESPERATE* that Obama should step up and be in the spotlight non-stop
"I think if we are in a moment of crisis — and if you’ve ever led this country — you should still care about this country enough to be out there."… pic.twitter.com/SiRkpfVUoN
— Jason Cohen (@JasonJournoDC) July 19, 2025
Obama is not going to save them. Neither is Michelle, who has made it quite clear that she has no intention of running for office. If Democrats are serious, they need to move on and find new leadership.
