Now that the resounding presidential Trump election win is in the books, statements about the president-elect’s victory are flying in from luminaries around the world. The latest to opine on the matter are the Obamas and the Clintons, and although both their statements expressed love for our country and our democracy (which we all know is actually a republic), neither mentioned that the four of them have been bashing half the electorate on a regular basis. It’s hard to find unity and grace when they’ve been calling Republicans—particularly Trump voters—a “basket of deplorables,” “bitter [folks who] cling to their guns,” blatantly fascist, “garbage,” and so much more.
Yet now they want us to roll over and play nice.
First, the Clintons, whose message was mercifully shorter than the Obamas’ and more to the point:
Our statement on the result of the 2024 election. pic.twitter.com/1YYdGElPMP
— Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) November 6, 2024
Billary started out with a real knee-slapper:
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz ran a positive, forward-looking campaign to be proud of.
Positive? What was uplifting about claiming their opponents were the same as one of the most evil, mass-murdering totalitarian regimes that ever existed? Twisted.
“The American people have voted, and Donald Trump and J.D. Vance will be the next President and Vice President of the United States. We wish them well and hope they will govern for all of us.”
They added: “We must remember that America is bigger than the results of any one election, and what we as citizens do now will make the difference between a nation that moves forward or one that falls back. We need to solve our problems and seize our opportunities together. The future of our country depends on it.”
That’s lovely. I’m sure plenty of folks might have thoughts in response, but the Clintons don’t want to hear it. If you try to reply, you can’t:
Who can reply?
Accounts @BillClinton follows or mentioned can reply.
I wonder if the reason for their closing comments is because, a little over two weeks ago, Hillary said about the now-president-elect’s closing campaign rally, “Trump [is] actually reenacting the [Nazi] Madison Square Garden rally in 1939.”
Can you feel the love?
The Obamas’ statement was unfortunately longer-winded and full of their usual passive-aggressive tone and gaslighting. They, too, congratulated Trump and told us how amazing the failed Harris-Walz campaign was, but they also threw out some other junk that wasn’t so feel-good.
I read it so you don’t have to:
Here’s our statement on the results of the 2024 presidential election: pic.twitter.com/lDkNVQDvMn
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 6, 2024
Barack and Michelle:
“This is obviously not the outcome we had hoped for, given our profound disagreements with the Republican ticket on a whole host of issues. But living in a democracy is about recognizing that our point of view won’t always win out, and being willing to accept the peaceful transfer of power.
I’ll skip most of the rest, but this paragraph doesn’t jibe with their recent behavior:
“In a country as big and diverse as ours, we won’t always see eye-to-eye on everything. But progress requires us to extend good faith and grace—even to people with whom we deeply disagree. That’s how we’ve come this far, and it’s how we’ll keep building a country that is more fair and more just, more equal and more free.”
Remember, it was just in October when Barack went into race-baiting mode and belittled black men who did not plan to vote for Harris. He basically said they were misogynists:
And you’re coming up with all kinds of reasons and excuses, I’ve got a problem with that.
Because part of it makes me think — and I’m speaking to men directly — part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren’t feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you’re coming up with other alternatives and other reasons for that…
That’s not acceptable.
See: The Thrill Is Gone: Barack Obama’s Scolding of Black Men Torched by Prominent African Americans
Wait, so when you called black men “sexist,” it didn’t work???
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) November 6, 2024
It was plain to see in this election cycle that the Clintons and Obamas have all lost their former luster. They came across as nasty, bitter, and full of rage against half their countrymen.
I’m not ready to talk about grace and unity just yet, thanks. I am going to need a few days to gloat over this monstrous victory. We can talk later.
