There’s a special kind of gall reserved for someone who spent years turning government agencies into political battering rams – then resurfaces to wag a finger about government overreach. We’ve all watched the double standards multiply in Washington. But every so often, someone steps forward so utterly blind to their own record that you have to stop and marvel at the sheer nerve.
That moment arrived this weekend. A former president – one whose administration sicced the IRS on conservative grassroots organizations and authorized surveillance of an opposing presidential campaign – apparently decided he was just the man to deliver a sermon on fairness. His target audience, naturally, was anyone gullible enough to forget the last decade.
Former President Barack Obama posted a lengthy statement on social media defending Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who currently faces two separate federal investigations – one examining potential immigration fraud, the other scrutinizing her financial disclosures. His post, which has now been viewed over five million times, included this:
From Fox News:
“It is a basic principle of American democracy that the government can’t selectively target individuals simply because of their political beliefs or what they say. But that’s exactly what the Trump Administration is doing to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.”
“Think about that. The full weight of the federal government is being brought down on a law-abiding elected official because she has dared to criticize the president.”
A lecture from the wrong professor
Conservatives fired back almost immediately – and honestly, Obama made it too easy. His administration didn’t just tolerate political targeting. It perfected the craft. The IRS under Obama systematically harassed Tea Party organizations, burying their tax-exempt applications in red tape and subjecting them to invasive questioning for the sin of holding conservative beliefs. Then came Crossfire Hurricane – the sprawling FBI investigation into Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, launched on the back of what turned out to be opposition research masquerading as intelligence.
Former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino captured the collective conservative reaction on X: “This petty tyrant lecturing us about ‘American democracy’ is like being lectured by a screaming five-year-old about self-control. Sit down Mr. President, everyone knows who you really are.”
The Federalist’s Benjamin Weingarten didn’t hold back either, pointing to “the utter gall of the man behind the Russian collusion hoax” who helped bring “the full weight of the federal government” down on “the ENTIRETY OF THE OPPOSING POLITICAL PARTY.”
Conservative influencer Gunther Eagleman kept it short and devastating: “This is the same guy whose IRS went after Tea Party groups. Spare me the lecture, Barack.”
Hard to improve on that.
What Obama conveniently ignores
Buried beneath all of Obama’s indignation is a rather important detail – what Omar is actually being investigated for. These aren’t accusations dreamed up in some political back room. Federal investigators are examining whether Omar or her father committed fraud on immigration paperwork tied to her U.S. citizenship decades ago. Separately, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced her office was probing Omar’s financial disclosures – issues that had attracted public scrutiny and congressional oversight long before any raid ever happened.
President Trump denied any personal involvement, telling reporters the matter rested with the Justice Department. White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis reinforced the point: “Unlike Joe Biden, President Trump has not weaponized the Department of Justice against his political foes. The Department is focused on restoring law and order and keeping Americans safe.”
In other words, the process is working exactly as it should.
Protecting the progressive brand
So why did Obama emerge from semi-retirement for this particular cause? Dinesh D’Souza offered a sharp read: “The original community organizer rushes to the defense of one of his protégés. Both of them are part of a deliberate scheme to ‘decolonize’ America by uprooting its western and Christian roots.”
That framing matters. Obama isn’t mounting some principled defense of civil liberties. He’s running interference for an ideological ally whose legal problems threaten progressive credibility heading into the midterms. The pattern never changes – when a progressive faces the justice system, it’s always oppression. When a conservative does, it’s always deserved.
Americans who endured the IRS scandal remember. Those who watched the Russia collusion hoax consume years of national energy remember. Citizens who saw federal agents descend on Mar-a-Lago while the left popped champagne – they remember too. Obama had eight years to prove his devotion to equal justice under the law. He spent every one of them demonstrating the opposite. His moral authority on this subject isn’t thin. It’s nonexistent.
Key Takeaways
- Obama weaponized the IRS and FBI, then lectures America about government overreach.
- Omar faces legitimate federal probes into immigration fraud and financial irregularities.
- Trump denied involvement; the DOJ is independently enforcing the law.
- Democrats consistently cry “persecution” when progressive allies face legal accountability.
Sources: Fox News
