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In Salt Lake City speech, Michelle Obama keeps on preaching hope as she cringes at climate of fear

‘It isn’t just us first,’ she says of America First agenda.

First lady Michelle Obama reacts to an ovation from the audience as she takes the stage for a panel discussion entitled "The Power of an Educated Girl" at the Apollo Theater, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

When asked how she views the world “right now,” former first lady Michelle Obama had less of an answer and more of a gut reaction.

Though she didn’t mention President Donald Trump by name — a leader who’s spent much of his early tenure trying to erase the legacy of her husband, former President Barack Obama — the former first lady did tell a Salt Lake City audience that “we are looking at two different administrations.