'Attempting to overturn the election results and stop our country's sacred tradition of a peaceful transition of power is divisive,' says Ilhan. 'Demanding accountability is not.'
"The former president who tried to overthrow the republic after lying about a 'stolen' election for months has just released a statement in which he continues to lie about a stolen election."Former U.S.
"Attempting to overturn the election results and stop our country's sacred tradition of a peaceful transition of power is divisive. Demanding accountability is not."that"we must be absolutely clear about what is true and what is a lie. And here's the truth: The former president of the United States of America has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election.
In response to the former president's statements, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer tweeted,"Donald Trump did it again—lying about the election." "It was Donald Trump's Big Lie that soaked our political landscape in kerosene," he wrote."We must confront this Big Lie. We will move forward to protect democracy and voting rights."For mob violence to win the day it doesn't need everyone to join in, it just needs a critical mass of people to stay out of the way, to ignore it, to underestimate it, to excuse it, and even condone it.
"That is what Donald Trump is doing," Schumer added,"as even his response to President Biden's speech today shows. And once that happens, the unthinkable can become real. Democracy arose, and could—God forbid... vanish."
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