This was a difficult week to be an American. Watching a mob scale the walls of the Capitol building, break windows, vandalize, and trash the greatest symbol of our democracy was painful. The tragedy that lives were lost makes these actions inexcusable. That our own President fanned the flames is unthinkable.
But our Congressional leaders did not let this senseless violence, a threat to their own safety, deter them from completing their task of certifying the electoral votes. They heard objections from their colleagues, continued the debate, and voted. Our democracy, and the peaceful transition of power, remains in tact. The markets saw this and continued to trade higher.
There are lessons to be learned about leadership, or the lack thereof, from this national disgrace. My hope is that we will emerge from the other side of this dark chapter as peaceful compatriots. It is one thing to debate the size, role, and function of government. But that does not, and never will, make us enemies.
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Bianca Smith – the first Black woman to coach in professional baseball history
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Harvard student helps NFL’s Browns to the playoffs
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Like all of you, I’ve been feeling so many emotions since yesterday. I tried to put my thoughts down here: pic.twitter.com/9xzRvrpk7y
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) January 7, 2021