In a recent public appearance, former President Barack Obama insinuated that President Donald Trump was indirectly responsible for the assassination of Charlie Kirk, attributing it to the "extreme" personnel and policies that incited violent opposition.
This statement was made during an onstage interview with Steve Scully at the Jefferson Educational Society in Erie, Pennsylvania, as reported by Breitbart.
While Obama expressed sorrow over Kirk's death, labeling it as "horrific," he also took the opportunity to recite a list of Kirk's controversial statements, including an unfounded claim that Kirk had deemed black women unintelligent. The former President then suggested that Trump intended to exploit Kirk's assassination as a means to "silence discussion around who we are as a country and what direction we should go."
Obama further asserted that during his tenure in the White House, "those extreme views were not in my White House. I wasnt embracing them. I wasnt empowering them. I wasnt putting the weight of the United States government behind extremist views."
However, it is worth noting that it was during Obama's administration that the nation witnessed an era of division and extremism. During his 2008 campaign, Obama encouraged his supporters to confront their friends and neighbors, urging them to "argue with them, get in their face."
As President, he supported the violent Occupy Wall Street protests and escalated the Trayvon Martin controversy into a racially divisive crisis. Obama also sought the support of radical Al Sharpton, a figure he had previously distanced himself from, and endorsed the disruptive Black Lives Matter movement, which later incited nationwide chaos.
The Obama administration was not devoid of radical elements. While not all individuals from Obama's far-left past made it to the White House, such as Jeremiah Wright or Bill Ayers, others with radical views held significant roles. Anita Dunn, for instance, cited Chinese communist Mao Zedong, known as the worst mass murderer in human history, as one of her most influential philosophical sources.
In his recent remarks, Obama also commended moderate Republicans as an alternative to Trump, such as Utah Gov. Spencer Cox. However, he conveniently overlooked his own dismissal of moderate Republicans like Paul Ryan during his presidency.
When Ryan proposed reforming entitlements, Obama invited him to a speech on the subject, only to publicly criticize him.
In terms of policy, Obama pushed the radical Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, despite widespread opposition, rather than seeking incremental, bipartisan change. This move alone significantly polarized American politics.
Obama labeled the Tea Party as extremists and, after losing the House in 2010, instead of shifting towards the center as Bill Clinton had done, Obama veered further to the left.
After losing the Senate in 2014, Obama made immigration changes by fiat, a move he had previously claimed was beyond his constitutional authority. This was contrary to what many Americans had expected from a figure who had emerged on the political stage in 2004 with a compelling call for national unity.
Today, Obama continues to fuel division, advocating for gerrymandering across America. Yet, none of these points were mentioned during his recent appearance in Erie.
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