Following Wednesday’s Capitol riots in Washington, Michelle
Obama has said incumbent US President Donald Trump can’t handle failures.
The wife of former President Barack Obama also blasted the
Republican one-term president, who lost to Democrat Joe Biden in the November
2020 elections, as “infantile and unpatriotic”.
In a statement on Thursday, the former First Lady urged
Silicon Valley companies like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram who already
banned Trump from using their platforms, to go further and ban all the leaders
of nations who use the social media to fuel insurrection.
Michelle wrote, “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.
“And once authorities finally gained control of the
situation, these rioters and gang members were led out of the building not in
handcuffs, but free to carry on with their days. The day was a fulfillment of
the wishes of an infantile and unpatriotic president who can’t handle the truth
of his own failures.
“It all left me with so many questions—questions about the
future, questions about security, extremism, propaganda, and more.
“And for those who call others unpatriotic for simply taking a knee in silent protest, for those who wonder why we need to be reminded that Black Lives Matter at all, yesterday made it painfully clear that certain Americans are, in fact, allowed to denigrate the flag and symbols of our nation. They’ve just got to look the right way.”
Continuing, she added, “I hurt for our country. And I wish I
had all the solutions to make things better…All I know is that now is a time
for true patriotism. Now is the time for those who voted for this president to
see the reality of what they’ve supported—and publicly and forcefully rebuke
him and the actions of that mob.
“Now is the time for Silicon Valley companies to stop
enabling this monstrous behavior—and go even further than they have already by
permanently banning this man from their platforms and putting in place policies
to prevent their technology from being used by the nation’s leaders to fuel
insurrection.”
The ex-FLOTUS, however, implored all Americans to give the
incoming administration of President-Elect Joe Biden, and Vice-President-Elect
Kamala Harris, who takes office on January 20, “the chance to lead us in a
better direction”.
Political leaders across all continents have condemned
Trump’s action, with many accusing him of dragging one of the world’s most
respected and resilient democracy in the mud.
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