Former President Barack Obama issued a statement Wednesday about the insurrection at the Capitol in an attempt to thwart the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College win:
History will rightly remember today’s violence at the Capitol, incited by a sitting president who has continued to baselessly lie about the outcome of a lawful election, as a moment of great dishonor and shame for our nation. But we’d be kidding ourselves if we treated it as a total surprise.
For two months now, a political party and its accompanying media ecosystem has too often been unwilling to tell their followers the truth – that this was not a particularly close election and that President-Elect Biden will be inaugurated on January 20. Their fantasy narrative has spiraled further and further from reality, and it builds upon years of sown resentments. Now we’re seeing the consequences, whipped up into a violent crescendo.
Right now, Republican leaders have a choice made clear in the desecrated chambers of democracy. They can continue down this road and keep stoking the raging fires. Or they can choose reality and take the first steps toward extinguishing the flames. They can choose America.
I’ve been heartened to see many members of the President’s party speak up forcefully today. Their voices add to the examples of Republican state and local election officials in states like Georgia who’ve refused to be intimidated and have discharged their duties honorably. We need more leaders like these – right now and in the days, weeks, and months ahead as President-Elect Biden works to restore a common purpose to our politics. It’s up to all of us as Americans, regardless of party, to support him in that goal.
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his hands are all over this with the clintons and soros.
the most divisive president ever.
History will rightly remember today’s violence at the Capitol,,,,,,,,,and that it happened on Nancy Pelosi’s watch. If this chucklehead procedes with another impeachment she will just usher in another protest on her Democrat run House of Representatives and the peaceful flags next time will be replaced with firearms. Is this woman totally insane? The real reason the protesters got so far is that there are patriotic elements within the Capitol Police that would like to see her gone. Does she really want to put them and our military to the test. Back off Nancy if not just for your self-preservation, as your legacy is already in tatters.
With how much control, over the cops (and military/guard) the leftists have, i am not sure why they would ever fear them..
Yep Barack, you are a great paradigm for our freedoms and for our Republic. Spying on Trump, the Russia collusion hoax, railroading Michael Flynn and Carter Page, spying on reporters, spying on Congressmen, fast and furious, Benghazi, the IRS Scandal, shipping 20% of our Uranium to Russia. Barack, you are a jewel!
And we’re going to have to hear him more and more as time goes on. Remember his civilian army he bragged about and he wanting to fundamentally change the United States of America? Oh and let’s not forget his legacy that Hillary couldn’t continue, but now he has Joe to do that job with him controlling the strings.
Which is why Tucker and Hannity were both right, when they called it OBAMA’s third term in office..
obama’s showing up to run his yap is par the course. When the lights go out the roaches, rats and other vermin show up.
I don’t remember either of the Obama’s condemning the spring and summer of arson and violence. Maybe because the words Black Lives Matter, Marxist and the pseudo anti-fascist were paraded around….if the doers were called White- anything’s they both would have made a video. A young woman was shot, a police officer has died of a unknown un- announced reason. Will we all be asked to say the name of the young woman, and will anyone demand the police be defunded? I doubt it because, it really is important “ whose Ox is gored”.
If anything, that woman who got murdered, will be the one the media, pillories, while the cop who murdered her, will be celebrated.. NOT THE OTHER WAY around..
Where was Jug Ears during the black Lies Matter Riots, Looting and Arson over this summer ?
Probably HELPING to organize, fund and support it..
Obama I’m convinced is behind all of the orchestrated attacks on Trump over the past five years, funded by billionaires such as Soros! This “news” article is pure propaganda balderdash!