“Same Thing Your Mother Said”: Shaquille O’Neal Destroyed Barack Obama Hater During Mitt Romney Debate in 2012

Shaquille O’Neal is one of the most recognizable names outside basketball. His distinct size made him an NBA superstar. He was one of the most dominant big men in the history of the league. Shaq’s accomplishments have been noted time and time again and he is part of mainstream pop culture.

He once had his pies in everything: basketball, acting, and rapping. It made him popular everywhere, hence it is no surprise that sitting presidents also used him to send some messages. Former President Barack Obama is one of them. He holds a special place in the heart of the African-American community. Obama had widespread support in that demographic and Shaq was no exception.

In 2012, Obama was against the former governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney. There was much lesser enthusiasm about a sitting president running for re-election. Nevertheless, a majority of people wanted Obama to continue.

During the 2012 debate, Shaq wrote on Twitter, “Obama got his Jordan Kobe game 6 poker face. He Dnt break wooweeee.” The big man was praising the sitting president for his calm and determined outlook in the debate. This made a troll try to one-up Shaq. He posted a very inappropriate tweet to spite him and Dwight Howard.

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But Shaq is no stranger to trash talk. The big man gave a reply which forced the troll to admit defeat. 2012 Twitter might have been the Wild West, but Shaq was the sheriff. He knew exactly what to say.

Shaquille O’Neal didn’t vote before 2020

Shaquille O’Neal has never expressed his political opinions much. He has not been much open about his stances in public. He did support the Republican New Jersey governor Chris Christie in 2013. But changed his affiliation later.

He also participated in a virtual rally to support the then 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden. Shaq also revealed that he voted for the first time in these elections. He revealed that his mom was angry with him for not voting all these years.

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