People Are Losing Their Minds Over Barack Obama's "Crowd Size" Joke

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Last night was the highly anticipated day two of the Democratic National Convention, which saw a music-filled roll call and speeches by both Michelle and Barack Obama.

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Arguably, Michelle's speech far surpassed her husband's...

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...but a moment in Obama's call-to-action caught the internet's attention for being out of character for the "when they go low, we go high" couple.

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And that was when Obama may or may not have told a dick joke.

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You see, during his speech, Obama recounted former president Donald Trump's behavior, saying, "There's the childish nicknames; the crazy conspiracy theories."

Barack Obama is giving a speech in front of a blue background. He is wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and light-colored tie, smiling broadly at the audience
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Then he pauses before suggestively opening his hands as if to measure the distance between them, illustrating, "This weird obsession with crowd sizes."

Barack Obama stands at a podium, gesturing with both hands, giving a speech against a blue backdrop adorned with star patterns
Barack Obama stands at a podium, gesturing with both hands, giving a speech against a blue backdrop adorned with star patterns
Barack Obama stands at a podium, wearing a suit and tie, with eyes closed and hands raised near the microphone. Blue background with stars
Barack Obama stands at a podium, wearing a suit and tie, with eyes closed and hands raised near the microphone. Blue background with stars

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The former president looks up from his hands in feigned surprise, having told what many online have taken to be a comically-timed joke about Trump's insistence on having the largest rally crowd sizes essentially being a penis-measuring contest.

Barack Obama stands in front of a blue background with a microphone, wearing a suit and tie
Barack Obama stands in front of a blue background with a microphone, wearing a suit and tie
Barack Obama in a suit and tie stands at a podium speaking against a background with star patterns
Barack Obama in a suit and tie stands at a podium speaking against a background with star patterns

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During his 2024 campaign, Trump compared his Jan. 6 crowd size to that of Martin Luther King Jr.'s turnout for his "I Have a Dream" speech.

The stadium immediately broke into laughter following Obama's delivery, and the internet couldn't help but join in:

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