Karen Hunter has seen enough of Black women being expected to save America from itself, and she isn’t particularly interested in watching Kamala Harris or Michelle Obama get drafted for cleanup duty in 2028.
“The next president of the United States will be handed probably a bankrupt economy,” Hunter declared during her SiriusXM show. “Social Security probably will have been raided completely.”
Hunter warned that whoever succeeds President Donald Trump could inherit an economic and political disaster worse than the one Barack Obama faced in 2009.
“Right now, in a couple of years, this country will be unrecognizable,” she said. “You’re going to be looking for somebody to clean it up who’s also going to be blamed,” going on to add that she won’t be volunteering Harris for the assignment.
“I don’t want Kamala Harris to clean this up,” she continued. “She deserves to not have to trudge through the doodoo.”
Michelle Obama isn’t being spared the ugliness of American politics either, despite having no apparent interest in returning to the White House.
“That woman is living her best life with her podcast with her brother, not bothering nobody,” Hunter said, referring to the racist attacks the former first lady continues to face.
“I am tired of fighting that kind of fight.”
Hunter said she would support Harris if she decides to run, but questioned why Black women should inherit the responsibility of repairing the country’s political failures.
“We are not janitors. Clean up on aisle five. Y’all made this mess.”
Instead, Hunter wants Black communities to invest more energy in local politics and build their own institutions.
“I want to lean into making sure wherever we are, our community, our local politics, everything is tight,” she said, adding, “It’s going to take 10 years to clean up, maybe 20.”
Listen to Hunter’s full take in the clip below.
