Barack Obama reacts to violence at the Capitol

Former US president Barack Obama has issued a strong statement on the Violence at the Capitol. 

In his latest tweet he titled "A Statement By Barack Obama" - Here’s my statement on today’s violence at the Capitol.

Here’s my statement on today’s violence at the Capitol. pic.twitter.com/jLCKo2D1Ya

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 7, 2021

The former President said, "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.

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