CNN Obtains Excerpts of Obama’s Remarks Telling Donors that Democrats Need to ‘Just Toughen Up’ to Fight Trump

HUNT: “Former President Barack Obama has a blunt message for his fellow Democrats — ‘just toughen up.’ Stepping out for his first fundraising appearance since the Democrats’ 2024 election loss, the former president had some tough love as his party continues to struggle to counter President Trump‘s agenda. He told donors this over the weekend: ‘I think it‘s going to require a little bit less navel-gazing and a little less whining and being in fetal positions’ — Obama said, according to excerpts of his remarks exclusively obtained by CNN — ‘and it’s going to require Democrats to just toughen up.’”