Michelle Obama slams Trump, rioters at Capitol: 'They desecrated the center of American government'
By Celine Castronuovo - 01/07/21 04:49 PM EST
Former first lady Michelle Obama on Thursday issued a statement on Twitter condemning President Trump and his supporters who stormed the Capitol Wednesday, writing that the rioters “desecrated the center of American government.â€
Obama began by saying she started Wednesday “elated†at the Georgia Senate win for the Rev. Raphael Warnock, who when sworn-in will be Georgia’s first Black senator and the first Black Democrat to represent a southern state in the Senate.
However, Obama added that “in just a few hours,†her “heart had fallen harder and faster than I can remember.â€
“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,†she continued. “They set up gallows. They proudly waved the traitorous flag of the Confederacy through the halls. They desecrated the center of American government.â€
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