Former President Barack Obama is worried that Donald Trump could defeat Joe Biden in the next general election, as revealed by several of the former president's associates to USA Today.
Eric Holder, a former prosecutor very close to Obama, mentioned that the Democrat is ready to campaign for Biden and advise his former vice president from 2009 to 2017.
Other people close to Obama told USA Today that the former president thinks the election will be very close, so he will try to "move the needle" towards Biden at specific and decisive moments in the presidential campaign, similar to his role in 2020.
Likewise, anonymous sources also said that Obama believes there are "major structural advantages that will favor Republicans" in this election.
"President Obama is going to do everything he can to help in that regard, and that means campaigning, but it also means sharing strategic advice with [Biden]," Holder told USA Today. "And who better than President Obama to be a primary advisor to the campaign?"
However, the former president is not the only Obama concerned about the chances of Trump returning to the White House. His wife, Michelle, said Monday that she was "terrified" about what could happen in the general election.
In a conversation with Jay Shetty on his "On Purpose" podcast, Michelle Obama was asked what topics kept her up at night.
Barack Obama's wife talked about the climate, artificial intelligence, and, of course, this year's election.
"What's going to happen in this next election? I'm terrified about what could possibly happen because our leaders matter. Who we select, who speaks for us, who holds that bully pulpit, it affects us in ways sometimes I think people take for granted," said Michelle Obama.
"The fact that people think that government — 'eh, does it really even do anything?' — and I'm like 'Oh my God, does government do everything for us, and we cannot take this democracy for granted.' And I worry sometimes that we do. Those are the things that keep me up," she added.
