ANSAA, Mr. Jude Emecheta |
Barack
Obama has broken his silence for the first time since Donald Trump's
inauguration - offering his encouragement to people protesting
against Donald Trump. President
Obama released a statement tonight, welcoming the protests, which he
says are "exactly what we expect to see when American values are
at stake."
The
statement comes as protests against Donald Trump's Muslim ban have
stretched across the pond. Large
demonstrations have been reported across the UK - in cities as far
afield as London, Brighton, Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham,
Birmingham, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
President
Obama is heartened by the level of engagement taking place in
communities around the country. In his final official speech as
President, he spoke about the important role of citizen and how all
Americans have a responsibility to be guardians of our democracy -
not just during an election, but every day.
Citizens
exercising their Constitutional right to assemble, organize and have
their voices heard by their elected officials is exactly what we
expect to see when American values are at stake.
With
regard to comparisons to President Obama’s foreign policy
decisions, as we’ve heard before, the President fundamentally
disagrees with the notion of discriminating against individuals
because of their faith or religion.
Barack
Obama has broken his silence for the first time since Donald Trump's
inauguration - offering his encouragement to people protesting
against Donald Trump.
President
Obama released a statement tonight, welcoming the protests, which he
says are "exactly what we expect to see when American values are
at stake."
And
in an even more pointed dig at his successor, he explained the
difference between his pause on granting visas to Iraqi citizens in
2011 and Donald Trump's Muslim ban. The
statement says he "fundamentally disagrees with the notion of
discriminating against individuals because of their faith or
religion."
The
statement comes as protests against Donald Trump's Muslim ban have
stretched across the pond.
Large
demonstrations have been reported across the UK - in cities as far
afield as London, Brighton, Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham,
Birmingham, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
President
Obama is heartened by the level of engagement taking place in
communities around the country. In his final official speech as
President, he spoke about the important role of citizen and how all
Americans have a responsibility to be guardians of our democracy -
not just during an election, but every day.
Citizens
exercising their Constitutional right to assemble, organize and have
their voices heard by their elected officials is exactly what we
expect to see when American values are at stake.
With
regard to comparisons to President Obama’s foreign policy
decisions, as we’ve heard before, the President fundamentally
disagrees with the notion of discriminating against individuals
because of their faith or religion.
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