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Former President Barack Obama blamed conservative media and Republicans after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the United States Capitol on Wednesday.
Obama said in a statement that Trump incited the violence on Capitol Hill, but he blamed the Republican Party and “its accompanying media ecosystem” for not telling their supporters the truth.
“Their fantasy narrative has spiraled further and further from reality, and it builds upon years of sown resentments,” Obama wrote. “Now we’re seeing the consequences, whipped up into a violent crescendo.”
The former president said that Republican leaders should “choose reality” and stop stoking the “raging fires” of their supporters.
He described the protest at the capitol as a “moment of great dishonor and shame for our nation” but said that Americans would be “kidding ourselves” if they thought it was a surprise.
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