First Lady does not hold back on Angel Reese

Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese, along with Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, has had an incredible effect on the WNBA since joining the league in the 2024 draft. The arrival of the young stars has led to record numbers for the league’s attendance and television viewership, which in turn is leading to rapid expansion, with the league set to have 18 teams by 2030, up from 12 in 2024.

However, the popularity has led to a lot of hate online, which former First Lady Michelle Obama weighed in on recently.

“I think the tough thing is the social media element to it. But that’s true across the board. I mean, we’ve talked about this on our show; it just takes a normal occurrence. These young kids today, what they have to go through, what they have to be able to withstand, because social media is such a huge part of the world,” Obama said, according to Awful Announcing.

“There’s the hate. But now the hate is in your room, on your phone, with you all the time. And you can’t, for whatever reason, tell these kids to turn it off, because they’re making their living that way. I mean, now they are expected to stay engaged.

“So, I think that makes it feel even worse. But I think, as you point out, that’s happening in sports across gender. It’s just harder not to withstand other people’s horrible, horrible opinions.”

Fans reacted to Obama’s take on social media.

“But she doesn’t speak to the massive level of anti-white racism that’s been fostered and promoted among Blacks by the Democratic Party. Michelle Obama is both a coward and part of the corrupt Democrat establishment,” one fan wrote on Twitter.

“Great to see Michelle Obama weighing in with her perspective. Her voice always brings balance, wisdom, and positivity to important cultural conversations,” someone else added.

Hopefully, the online hate for Clark and Reese will come to an end.