rule of law, threatened to jail his opponents. demonized minority, praised dictators abroad, and sought to seize power despite losing an election. when such despottic figures emerge, the political party has two options, push back while reasserts democratic principles or remake the party in his image. republicans have quite clearly chosen the latter path unfortunately. it s unbelievable, it s sort of beyond dispute, again, that you can that there s any sort of fight. i mean, there are two people fighting against it named liz cheney and adam kinzinger. everyone has rolled over. what are the prospects people keep thinking trump will go away. trump isn t really the point anymore, and i don t think he ll go away. this is who they are. how does it end? unfortunately, i thought there was a real opportunity to move beyond trump for the republican party, and i think that the recent election in virginia shows what happens,
to you, jonathan lemere. ar mad arbery s killing is a devastating reminder of how far we have to go in the fight for racial justice in the country. mr. arbery should be here today celebrating the holidays with his mother and his father. nobody can bring him back to his family and his community but the verdict ensures that those who committed this horrible crime will be punished. while guilty verdict reflect our justice system doing its job that alone is not enough. instead we must recommit ourselves to rebuilding a future of unity and renewed strength where nobody suffers because of the color of their skin. my administration will do the hard work to ensure that equal justice under the law is not just a phrase emblazoned on the wall of the supreme court but a reality for all americans. tell me what that look like. i know police reform is stalled
it s been a hard fight, but god is good. hi again, everyone, it s 5:00 in new york. you were listening to the parents of ahmaud arbery as well as civil rights attorney benjamin crump just a few hours ago expressing their relief at the convictions of the three white men charged in the murder of arbery, a 25-year-old black man. arbery s death back in february of 2020 along with the murder of george floyd became a rallying cry in the nationwide protests over racial justice last year. all three men convicted of felony murder and travis mcmichael, the one who pulled the trigger was also found guilty of malice murder. they now face potential life in prison without parole. all three also still face federal hate crimes charges. president biden released a statement shortly after the verdict was announced that reads in part, quote, while the guilty verdicts reflect our justice system doing its job, that alone is not enough. instead, we must recommit ourselves to building a future of unity and
where no one fears violence because of the color of their skin. my administration will continue to do the hard work to ensure that equal justice under law is not just a phrase that s emblazoned in stone above the supreme court, but a reality for all americans. an important point to be made and to keep in mind as the reverend al sharpton noted earlier, this decision, this verdict is certainly something to celebrate, but it does not take away the pain of losing ahmaud arbery. in all our joy today, there will be an empty chair at wanda s table. yes. ahmaud would not be at thanksgiving tomorrow. that s right. but she can look at that chair and say to ahmaud, i fought a good fight. yeah. that s right. and i got you some justice. yes. we can t fill that chair for you, wanda, but we can say that you re a mother above all mothers. you fought for your son, and marcus, you fought for your son.
jury rendered its verdicts and the three defendants were found guilty of murdering ahmaud arbery. still, we feel the weight of grief. ahmaud arbery should be alive and nothing can take away the pain that his mother, wanda cooper-jones, his father, marcus arbery and the entire arbery family and community feel today. i share in that pain. these verdicts send an important message but the fact remains that we still have work to do. the defense counsel chose to set a tone that cast the attendance of ministers at the trial as intimidation and dehumanized a young black man with racist tropes. the jury arrived at its verdicts despite these tactics. ahmaud arbery was a son. he was a brother. he was a friend. his life had meaning. we will not forget him. we honor him best by contining the fight for justice. vice president striking some of the same notes and points that basil s making, but what is this how do we how does