Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is making it abundantly clear that he is no longer an Obama fan.
Blagojevich was a vocal supporter of former President Barack Obama, but a recent X post revealed what he thinks of him now in the era of President Donald Trump.
Look:
I was the first Governor to endorse Obama for President back in 2007. I was there when he announced in Springfield Illinois. I have known him since 1995. Do I think it likely he ordered a phony intelligence assessment in December of 2016 to destroy Trump & his new administration?…
— Rod Blagojevich (@realBlagojevich) May 15, 2026
“I was the first Governor to endorse Obama for President back in 2007. I was there when he announced in Springfield Illinois. I have known him since 1995. Do I think it likely he ordered a phony intelligence assessment in December of 2016 to destroy Trump & his new administration? ABSOLUTELY!” the ex-governor wrote.
In February 2025, Trump issued a pardon to Blagojevich, who was convicted of corruption-related crimes that included an attempt to sell Obama’s vacant Senate seat after he won the presidency.
“In 2008, federal prosecutors accused Blagojevich of turning Illinois’ government into a moneymaking operation for himself by trying to, among other things, shake down a children’s hospital and racetrack owners. When prosecutors charged Blagojevich with corruption over the Senate seat, they presented as evidence a profanity-filled telephone conversation he had that was secretly recorded by the FBI,” NPR reported at the time.
“Blagojevich was convicted in 2011 and later sentenced to 14 years in prison. He served eight years, his time behind bars cut short after President Trump commuted Blagojevich’s sentence during his first term in office,” the report added.
X users weighed in:
And knowing his character you still chose to endorse him back then.
— American Mama (@ambuhbam) May 16, 2026
I still don’t understand how Obama fooled you and so many others.
— Halldór Halldórsson (@DGotlub) May 15, 2026
You were near the belly of the beast! Glad you woke up!
— Mama Bear66 (@mama_bear66) May 15, 2026
People forget the kind of shit Obama said BEFORE he got elected President. He got in and basically did the exact opposite.
— Nick Albertini (@njalbertini) May 15, 2026
I voted Obama for “Change” his 1st term . Do I think he ordered the phony intelligence assessment to destroy Trump – hell yes!! No doubt about it.
— Stephanie Ramirez (@Stephani_rr39) May 15, 2026
you were the George Santos of your time
corrupt af— DeGōhst (@de_gohst) May 16, 2026
Boy did you make a big mistake helping him start the destruction of America
— Randy Chapman (@crandy2003) May 16, 2026
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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