Michelle Obama Shares Her Thoughts On The Violence At The Capitol

In response to the storming of the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters, many influential leaders took the time to pen their thoughts regarding the violence that took place on January 6, 2021.

Michelle Obama released a statement, saying:

“I woke up yesterday elated by the news of Reverend Raphael Warnock’s election victory. He’ll be Georgia’s first Black senator, and I was heartened by the idea that the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church—the home parish of Dr. King and a spiritual and organizational hub during the Civil Rights Movement—would be representing his state in the United States Senate. In just a few hours, though, my heart had fallen harder and faster than I can remember. Like all of you, I watched as a gang—organized, violent, and mad they’d lost an election—laid siege to the United States Capitol. They set up gallows. They proudly waved the traitorous flag of the Confederacy through the halls. They desecrated the center of American government.”

See the whole statement here.

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