Thread by @DonnaYoungDC

.@VP @KamalaHarris notes trip to #Georgia was supposed to be about #AmericanRescuePlan. But then, Asian-Americans were attacked/8 people killed.

"And we were reminded yet again that the crises we face are many that the photos we face are many."

"#Racism is real in America."

.@VP @KamalaHarris: For the last year we've had people in positions of incredible power scapegoating Asian-Americans. People with the biggest pulpits spreading this kind of hate.

#Georgia #racism

.@VP @KamalaHarris: A harm against any one of us is a harm against all of us.

The president and I will not be silent. We will not stand by. We will always speak out against violence, hate crimes & discrimination, wherever and whenever it occurs.

#Georgia #racism

.@POTUS @JoeBiden calls #racism "the ugly poison that has long haunted & plagued the nation."

#Georgia

"We've always known words have consequences," @POTUS @JoeBiden says.

"It's the #coronavirus. Full stop," Biden says.

[Trump has often used racist language to describe #COVID19]

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: "Hate & violence often hide in plain sight."

"Our silence is complicity."

"Hate can have no safe harbor in America. It must stop. It's on all of us."

#Georgia #racism

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: #Science isn't something that should divide us. Nothing political about it. There's nothing partisan about it.

#CDC #COVID19

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: #CDC represents the best of this nation. Brilliant minds. Deep faith in #science & a strong commitment to public service.

#COVID19

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: We owe [#CDC] & their families our gratitude. We want to convey to them the absolute commitment to everything they need to do their work and get it done -- free of politics and guided by science. Because of them, we're making real progress.
#COVID19

.@POTUS @JoeBiden reiterates #COVID19 #publichealth measures advised by #CDC: #WashYourHands, #MaskUp, #socialdistancing.

None of this is political. It's all science-based.

We have to beat this virus.

We'll do it by setting aside politics & embracing science.

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: The fact was record turnout in America in last election in midst of a pandemic should be something we celebrated, not attacked. The fact held a free/fair election in #Georgia, stood up to recount after recount, court case after court case something be proud of.

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: My heart goes out to all the family members who lost someone in those horrific shootings on Tuesday.

I know they feel like there's a black hole in their chest that they're being sucked into & things will never get better.

#Georgia #racism

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: I assure you the one you lost will always be with you. Always be with you. The day will come when their memory will bring a smile to your lips before a tear to your eye.

It may take a while, but I promise you it will come.

#Georgia #racism