VG is practically writing a declaration of love for Obama whilst he is helping a senatorial candidate, writes a reader on the newspaper’s Facebook page. – That’s allowed, but it reveals more about the editorial team’s views than about reality.
– This desperate psyop is unbearable to watch
The Norwegian media have devoted extensive coverage to Barack Obama’s attacks on Donald Trump and his support for Democratic candidates such as Abdul El-Sayed.
NBA star Kyle Kuzma, who previously played for the Los Angeles Lakers, is, however, turning the spotlight on something else. He accuses Obama of pursuing identity politics in Michigan, whilst poverty amongst Black Americans is being ignored
Kyle Kuzma, who now plays for the Milwaukee Bucks, made the following statement sharp criticism of Barack Obama, a president he wholeheartedly supported just ten years ago.
The criticism came after Obama praised Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin and Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Saturday.
Obama attended a campaign rally in support of El-Sayed, who is standing against Mike Rogers. The former president highlighted the possibility that El-Sayed and Slotkin could become a ‘power duo’ in the Senate, and commented on their religious backgrounds. El-Sayed is Muslim, whilst Slotkin is Jewish.
Kuzma is from Flint in Michigan. He reacted strongly to the statement in a post on X.
– This desperate psyop is unbearable to watch in Michigan. I’m so tired of hearing this. One in four Black people in Michigan live below the poverty line, and the message is that a Muslim/Jewish duo is what we should be talking about,” he wrote.
Kuzma continued:
– The last thing people in Michigan care about is a message that plays on religious identity. And on top of that, Michigan is a state where both Muslims and Jews make up one per cent of the population. What on earth are we talking about?
In VG and other Norwegian media, the story was completely different.
Screenshot: VG, Facebook.
Criticised Zohran Mamdani
Kuzma supported Barack Obama in both 2012 and 2016, writes Complex. By 2020, he had become more critical of the political establishment and believed that neither the Republicans nor the Democrats alone could solve the problems.
In the summer of 2024, he began commenting on politics in a way that Complex describes as ‘MAGA-leaning’.
In July 2026, he also launched an attack on New York’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, because the latter had demanded that the US authorities enforce the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu.
– A mayor playing at being president, wrote Kuzma on X. He criticised Mamdani for pretending to be something he is not, and for giving the impression of having authority and expertise he does not possess.
Unsurprisingly, the NBA player, despite being Black, faced fierce criticism after lashing out at Zohran Mamdani, a Muslim.
The Democrats have a problem: Black Americans are saying a clear ‘no’ to Islam
For VG, Obama still represents ‘hope’ and ‘change’
Whilst a black NBA star criticises the former president, coverage of Obama’s appearance in Michigan in the Norwegian media is more positive. In fact, it borders on a declaration of love.
Obama on Abdul: ‘He can give us back our hope,’ writes VG. The entire report is a tribute to both Obama and El-Sayed, and a condemnation of Trump and the Republicans.
The former president uses his most famous slogans, ‘hope’ and ‘change’, writes VG, amongst other things.
– Vote for Abdul el-Sayed. He can give us back our hope. He can bring about change. I can sense that people are longing for that,” says Obama.
With Kyle Kuzma’s words in mind, it is surreal how the Norwegian media portray Obama as the very embodiment of hope and change, when he was anything but that, particularly for Black Americans.
Trump is chaos, cruelty and corruption
The Norwegian media have also devoted extensive coverage to Obama’s attacks on Trump. ‘Obama lashes out at Trump: – Chaos, cruelty and corruption’, reads NRK’s headline.
On Saturday, former US President Barack Obama launched a scathing attack on his successor, Donald Trump.
– “After two years of chaos, cruelty, corruption and incompetence, we now have the chance to say that enough is enough,” Obama said in his speech.
Not a single critical question. Not a single nuance. As Steinar wrote in VG’s comments section, trust in the media is falling. The following is the full comment:
VG is practically writing a declaration of love to Obama whilst he is helping a senatorial candidate. That’s allowed, but it reveals more about the editorial team’s views than about reality.
When a newspaper uses phrases such as ‘hope restored’ and lets voters talk about how much they miss him, without asking the tough questions, that is not journalism – it is campaigning.
Readers can tell. And that is precisely why trust in the biased media continues to fall.
Steinar is right. The Norwegian media do not ask the difficult questions, and they would hardly have written about the frustration of a black NBA star who has lost faith in Obama.
