So, today, I appeal to all Americans, regardless of party, to meet this moment of national and generational importance. They too see that democracy is on the ballot this year, and they’re deeply concerned about it. Recent polls have shown that an overwhelming majority of Americans believe our democracy at - is at risk, that our democracy is under threat. But there is something else at stake: democracy itself.
It’s all important.īut we’ll have our differences. I know there is a lot at stake in these midterm elections, from our economy, to the safety of our streets, to our personal freedoms, to the future of healthcare and Social Security and Medicare. I speak today near Capitol Hill, near the U.S. And we must - with one overwhelming, unified voice - speak as a country and say there is no place - no place - for voter intimidation or political violence in America, whether it’s directed at Democrats or Republicans. My fellow Americans, we’re facing a defining moment, an inflection point. The very future of our nation depends on it. In this moment, we have to confront those lies with the truth. This institution - this intimidation and this violence against Democrats and Republicans and nonpartisan officials just doing their jobs are the consequence of lies told for power and profit, lies of conspiracy and malice, lies repeated over and over that generate a cycle of anger, hate, vitriol, and even violence. “Just find me 11,780 votes.”Įlection workers, like Shaye Moss and her mother Ruby Freeman, were harassed and threatened just because they had the courage to do their job and stand up for truth, to stand up for our democracy. In Georgia, for example, the Republican secretary of state and his family were subjected to death threats because he refused to break the law and give in to the defeated President’s demand: just find him 11,780 votes. It’s a lie that fueled the dangerous rise in political violence and voter intimidation over the past two years.Įven before January the 6th, we saw election officials and election workers in a number of states subject to menacing calls, physical threats, even threats to their very lives. It was an enraged mob that had been whipped up into a frenzy by a President repeating over and over again the Big Lie that the election of 2020 had been stolen. Those were the very same words used by the mob when they stormed the United States Capitol on January the 6th when they broke windows, kicked in the doors, brutally attacked law enforcement, roamed the corridors hunting for officials, and erected gallows to hang the former Vice President, Mike Pence.
Thankfully, by the grace of God, Paul survived.Īll of this happened after the assault, and it just - it’s hard to even say it’s hard to even say - after the assailant entered the home asking, “Where’s Nancy? Where’s Nancy?” The assailant ended up using a hammer to smash Paul’s skull. He woke him up, and he wanted to tie him up. The assailant tried to take Paul hostage. Her husband, my friend Paul Pelosi, was home alone. As he told the police, he had come looking for Nancy Pelosi to take her hostage, to interrogate her, to threaten to break her kneecaps.
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He carried in his backpack zip ties, duct tape, rope, and a hammer.
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in the morning, a man smashed the back windows and broke into the home of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the third-highest ranking official in America. Just a few days ago, a little before 2:30 a.m.
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