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Since there exist more than a single narrative of what happened that on that date in 2021, and there are a myriad of narratives of what it all means regarding national unity and moving forward, I wonder if people would support a national day of mourning, a national holiday commemorating the events of that day.
How will our republic stand? What of American democracy?
On January 5, 2025, The President of the United States of America has weighed in on what many see as what happened, regarding national unity and moving forward.
President Biden warned Americans not to forget the violent attack that took place at the Capitol four years ago... SOME PEOPLE...trying “to rewrite — even erase — the history of that day.”
Since Election Day, Mr. Biden has focused on ensuring a smooth and orderly transition of power — something that Mr. Trump refused to deliver as he was leaving office at the end of his first term. But on the eve of the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack, Mr. Biden addressed the issue directly.
“To tell us we didn’t see what we all saw with our own eyes,” he wrote in The Washington Post. “To dismiss concerns about it as some kind of partisan obsession. To explain it away as a protest that just got out of hand.”
“This is not what happened,” he wrote.
I know The President of the United States of America, has served this nation for most all of his adult life. He cares about the health of our republic. His sons volunteered to serve in the US military (with mixed results, none that unusual). His family has a history of supporting America with their lives on the line.
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Should January 6th Officially Become A National Day of Mourning - A National Holiday
How will our republic stand? What of American democracy?
On January 5, 2025, The President of the United States of America has weighed in on what many see as what happened, regarding national unity and moving forward.
President Biden warned Americans not to forget the violent attack that took place at the Capitol four years ago... SOME PEOPLE...trying “to rewrite — even erase — the history of that day.”
Since Election Day, Mr. Biden has focused on ensuring a smooth and orderly transition of power — something that Mr. Trump refused to deliver as he was leaving office at the end of his first term. But on the eve of the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack, Mr. Biden addressed the issue directly.
“To tell us we didn’t see what we all saw with our own eyes,” he wrote in The Washington Post. “To dismiss concerns about it as some kind of partisan obsession. To explain it away as a protest that just got out of hand.”
“This is not what happened,” he wrote.
Joe Biden: What Americans should remember about Jan. 6
Four years ago, our democracy was put to the test — and prevailedI know The President of the United States of America, has served this nation for most all of his adult life. He cares about the health of our republic. His sons volunteered to serve in the US military (with mixed results, none that unusual). His family has a history of supporting America with their lives on the line.
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Biden Family’s Military Ties May Influence Approach to Policy in White House
The president-elect (2020), never served in the military, but he has experienced the worry and stress that military families suffer watching loved ones go off to war.
His son Beau, who deployed to Iraq in 2008 as a major with the Delaware National Guard, returned home safely but died in 2015 from a brain cancer that Biden believes was caused from his son's exposure to burn pits.
Mark Cancian, a retired Marine Corps colonel and senior adviser on international security for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said that the loss Biden experienced will resonate on some level with senior leaders, service members and military families.
"He does have this connection with the military. One son died, and that counts for something," Cancian said. "I don't think it counts for quite as much as many politicians think it does, but it does count for something."
Biden's other son, Hunter, briefly served in the Navy Reserve before being discharged in 2014 after testing positive for cocaine, shortly after taking a position as a public affairs officer in a reserve unit based in Norfolk, Virginia.
Should January 6th Officially Become A National Day of Mourning - A National Holiday
