{"id":134348,"date":"2024-12-07T13:04:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T06:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134348"},"modified":"2024-12-07T13:04:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T06:04:57","slug":"obama-in-1st-remarks-since-election-says-a-line-has-been-crossed-if-one-side-makes-certain-moves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134348","title":{"rendered":"Obama, in 1st remarks since election, says &#8216;a line has been crossed&#8217; if &#8216;one side&#8217; makes certain moves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/31\/entertainment\/how-barack-obama-feels-about-daughter-malia-dropping-last-name\/\">Former President\u00a0Obama<\/a>\u00a0declared that if \u201cone side\u201d attempts to cement \u201ca permanent grip on power\u201d through \u201csuppressing votes,\u201d \u201cpoliticizing\u201d the military or weaponizing the judiciary and criminal justice system to target opponents, \u201ca line has been crossed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His comments came even as many Americans believe that President-elect Trump has been unfairly targeted in unwarranted politically motivated cases.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Obama made the comments during a speech on Thursday during the Obama Foundation\u2019s Democracy Forum. <\/p>\n<p>The speech marked his first public remarks following <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/06\/us-news\/donald-trump-wins-2024-presidential-election-defying-the-odds-again\/\">the\u00a02024 election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou see, it\u2019s easy to give democracy lip service when it delivers the outcomes we want. It\u2019s when we don\u2019t get what we want that our commitment to democracy is tested,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>During his first term in office, Trump was acquitted in the Senate after two separate but ultimately unsuccessful impeachment efforts, and in the wake of his White House tenure, he has been slapped with multiple indictments, which many viewed as lawfare against the Republican figure.<\/p>\n<p>While some Republicans have advocated for <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/06\/media\/james-carville-calls-biden-the-most-tragic-figure-in-american-politics-in-my-lifetime\/\">President Biden<\/a> to be impeached, the GOP has not done so, even with control of the House chamber.<\/p>\n<p>During the speech, Obama also advocated for \u201cpluralism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt means that in a democracy we all have to find a way to live alongside individuals and groups who are different than us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Obama\u2019s remarks came after Biden made a comment earlier this 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/2024-democracy-forum-focused-pluralism-94845818.jpg?resize=661,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 661w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/2024-democracy-forum-focused-pluralism-94845818.jpg?resize=90,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 90w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/2024-democracy-forum-focused-pluralism-94845818.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/2024-democracy-forum-focused-pluralism-94845818.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/2024-democracy-forum-focused-pluralism-94845818.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Obama\u2019s comments come after many Americans believe that President-elect Donald Trump has been unfairly targeted in unwarranted politically motivated cases. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a post on X, Biden distanced himself from the remarks and claimed he was referring to the \u201chateful rhetoric about Puerto Rico spewed by Trump\u2019s supporters at his Madison Square Garden rally as garbage\u201d instead.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have consistently launched invective against Trump \u2014 including Biden, who said that the Republican was a \u201cgenuine danger to American security\u201d \u2014 but it was Trump who was the target of several assassination attempts in the run-up to the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>Obama, in his remarks, insisted that he is \u201cconvinced that if we want democracy as we understand it to survive,\u201d people must work for a renewed dedication to pluralist principles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/2024-raleigh-north-carolina-one-94739621_96308b.jpg?resize=90,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 90w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/2024-raleigh-north-carolina-one-94739621_96308b.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/2024-raleigh-north-carolina-one-94739621_96308b.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/2024-raleigh-north-carolina-one-94739621_96308b.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>President-elect Trump has been targeted with multiple indictments from Democrat prosecutors. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBecause the alternative is what we\u2019ve seen here in the United States and in many democracies around the globe: Not just more gridlock, not just public cynicism, but an increasing willingness\u201d among \u201cpoliticians and their followers to violate democratic norms, to do anything they can to get their way, to use the power of the state to target critics, and journalists, and political rivals, and to even resort to violence\u201d to obtain and retain power.<\/p>\n<p>The former president added that bridge building represents the \u201cbest tool\u201d to create \u201clasting change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPluralism is not about holding hands and singing \u2018Kumbaya.\u2019 It is not about abandoning your convictions and folding when things get tough. 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