The former senior advisor to President Barack Obama is about as proud of the United States as the former first family she worked so closely with. Like Michelle Obama, who wasn’t proud of her country until her husband was elected, Valerie Jarrett believes that post-Obama, hope has left America.

Jarrett was a part of a recent discussion in Washington, D.C., where she condemned President Trump for pulling the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement and thereby revoking our country's title as the world's "beacon of hope":

“It is unrefuted science that there are man-made consequences that are leading to a degradation of our planet. And it was unprecedented to have so many countries — nearly 200 countries from around the world — who followed the United States’s lead on this issue and came to the table. And not just the government leaders, but in our country, just hundreds and hundreds of large corporations who also signed on recognizing that it is not anti-business to care about our climate. It is not an either/or, it is a both/and imperative.

“And so, I think it signals to the world that the United States is not serious about protecting our planet. Now, I don’t know what other way to interpret a decision that I think could be as dramatically negatively impactful as that decision. And what it means is the rest of the world will move forward without us. And the United States has always been that beacon of hope, the leader — the world leader — that’s why we’re called the world leader and we’re basically abdicating that role. So, that’s disappointing to me.”

Jarrett, who said Trump’s win was “soul crushing,” also didn’t miss the opportunity to lament Hillary Clinton’s loss, stating she’s “still pretty ticked off that 43% of average voters did not vote in the last election.”

And then there was the matter of Obamacare. Jarrett can’t understand why people having health care became so political. 

“I am not sure why it ever became a political issue. What’s wrong with everyone in our country having affordable healthcare? Why is that a bad thing? That should be a celebrated, good thing,” Jarrett said.

It became political when your old boss forced the entire country to join up or else. Hard to celebrate something as anti-American as that.

H/T PJ Media