The past presidents' silence at this moment is fascinating to me.
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Philip Gourevitch
Obama and Biden may think they are honoring the office of the presidency by keeping quiet at a moment like this — if so that’s just preening vanity — they owe it to the office and to the Republic that until last month it served to speak up loudly and clearly and without relent.
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Donald Trump, JD Vance, and Elon Musk cannot—must not—be the sole representatives of the American people.
Obama seemed to be the one who held a true sacredness for the position and it made him a huge target. At least they have SS to protect them. We don't
But I may not be the "type" of former President you are referring to. 🍸
From Election Day until February 14, Obama tweeted an average of once every two or three days, never going more than eight days without popping up on Twitter one way or another.
He hasn't posted in the last two weeks, about anything.
(I have theories, but those theories are worth literally nothing.)
If you want to hear my thoughts on this, you gotta buy me a beer.