Today, a jury did the right thing. But true justice requires much more. Michelle and I send our prayers to the Floyd family, and we stand with all those who are committed to guaranteeing every American the full measure of justice that George and so many others have been denied.
You know how you go to get the vaccine and no one asks for money and you aren’t worried about how much you’ll have to pay? Now imagine all healthcare was delivered like that.
The man directly responsible for the chaos of today is Donald Trump, who has made it clear that he will do anything to remain in power – including insurrection and inciting violence. Trump will go down in history as the worst and most dangerous president in history.
The U.S. reported more than 517,000 new #coronavirus cases over the past three days. South Dakota faces one of the country’s worst rates for #COVID cases per capita.
@DavidBegnaud reports from Sioux Falls on how residents are responding to the city's new mask mandate.
America, I’m honored that you have chosen me to lead our great country.
The work ahead of us will be hard, but I promise you this: I will be a President for all Americans — whether you voted for me or not.
I will keep the faith that you have placed in me.
That is not true. Even in pre-pandemic elections, it was routine for states to accept ballots - including ballots from overseas military members - postmarked by (or before) Election Day but received after. The states that do so include states governed by conservative Republicans.
Democracy is sometimes messy, so sometimes it requires a little patience.
But that patience has been rewarded now for more than 240 years with a system of governance that has been the envy of the world.
In 2016, when Trump won PA, MI, and WI by a handful of votes, the election system worked just great. Now that he's losing, it's a "fraud" and they're "stealing the election." This is how demagogues destroy faith in democracy and move us toward authoritarianism. Count every vote!