Former President Obama It is said that the nation is on a “divine point” After the murder of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. In his first public comment on shooting, Obama called Kirk’s death a tragedy.
“Even though you are on a political spectrum, he said,” What happened to Charlie Kirk was frightening and tragic. “
Obama made his comment at the Global Summit of Jefferson Educational Society on Tuesday night. He argued that the US is in the midst of a “political crisis”, but he moved forward, given that President Trump is dividing with his response to the tragedy. The one who stood the most for me was the opposite of how Obama responded to the presidents in moments of national pain.
He pointed back to former rivals such as George W Bush, John McCain and Mit Romney – people who, despite the differences of sharp policy, understood the tragedy when the tragedy hit the tragedy: integrated the country. Reminded how Obama handled himself one of the most dark moments of his presidential post: 2015 Mass shooting at Emanuel AME Church In Charleston, SC
Let’s remember: It was a white domination, who killed nine black worshipers in his sanctuary, hoping to ignite a race war. Obama did not insist on political enemies or searched for the most vigorous biased villain to attack. He called the shooter what it was – a criminal – and then tried Nation rally towards unity,
“This is not the first time that black churches have been attacked, and we know that race and hatred towards religions pose a special threat to our democracy and our ideals. The good news is that I believe that unity, strength, fellowship and charlston as love in all races today, from all religions, from all religions, from all those places which indicate all the places which indicate all the places which indicate all the places which are indicated by all those places which Indicates from all places that indicate from all places that indicate from all places that indicate from all places that indicate from all places that indicate from all those places. ”
This is the leadership of the President – installing a tone that calms the country instead of pouring gasoline on a burning fire. But how to compare it Donald Trump responded to Kirk’s murder:
“It is a long time for all Americans in the media to face the fact that violence and murder is the tragic result of displaying those with whom you disagree in the most disgusting manner after the day after the day after the day. Has compared the furious mass marriages and criminals of the world for the years.
Trump played the blame for two minutes in a four -minute speech. He took the tragedy and used it as a political tool, targeting his opponents instead of mourning the loss. Obama, this week, Called Trump out.
“I have seen that there has been some confusion around it recently, clearly coming from the White House and some other posts of the authority suggested that before we used to determine that the criminal of this bad act was that somehow was going to identify an enemy, somehow to find out what we are doing and what we want to do.”
And this is a big point here. Leadership is not about calming the debate or leaving the country half part because they have different views. It is about making a place for disagreement without justifying violence. On the left, a Democratic leader Charlie Kirk did not wish to die due to his views. Not one. Disagreement with someone’s ideology is not the same as supporting their murder – and otherwise suggests are not only dishonest, it is dangerous.
At the end of the day, the presidents set the tone. When the tragedy attacks, the job is simple but hard: give rest to the nation, call for unity, and make sure that the civil discourse continues. Because blameing political rivals for the Act of a violent criminal does not just remember the mark – it divides the country even more. This is not leadership.
Lindsay Granger is a news nation contributor and co-mausoleum of Hill’s commentary show “Rising”. This column is an edited transcription of its on-air commentary.
